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epazote

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: te bord — herb
  • Dutch: welriekende ganzenvoet — herb
  • Finnish: sitruunasavikka — herb
  • French: épazote — herb
  • French: thé du Mexique — herb
  • French: fausse ambroisie — herb
  • German: Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß — herb
  • K'iche': sik'aj — herb
  • Marathi: एपासोते (epāsote) — herb
  • Central Huasteca Nahuatl: apasotl — herb
  • Central Nahuatl: epasotl — herb
  • Classical Nahuatl: epazotl — herb
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: apasotl — herb
  • Guerrero-Nahuatl: yepajsotl — herb
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: epaso̱t — herb
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: epaso̱ꞌ — herb
  • Michoacán Nahuatl: epasol — herb
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: yepasotl — herb
  • Tetelcingo-Nahuatl: yepasojtli̱ — herb
  • Tlamacazapa Nahuatl: yepasotl — herb
  • Western Huasteca Nahuatl: apasotl — herb
  • Portuguese: mastruz — herb
  • Quechua: payqu — herb
  • Slovene: dišéča metlíka — herb
  • Spanish: epazote — herb
  • Spanish: paico — herb
  • Sranan Tongo: fukufukumenti — herb
  • Sranan Tongo: tingimenti — herb
  • Sranan Tongo: woronmenti — herb
  • Welsh: te Mecsico — herb