izote

noun

izo·​te

variants or less commonly isote

ə̇ˈzōtē

plural -s

1

: any of several Mexican plants of the genus Yucca

especially : spanish bayonet

2

: the coarse hard fiber of an izote resembling istle

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl iczotl

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