quelite
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- (usually) Any of a number of plants eaten fresh as leaf vegetables or herbs.
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl quilitl (edible herb, herb, vegetable, plant, weed, edible herb vegetable, edible plant, greens).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
quilitl
Gloss
edible herb, herb, vegetable, plant, weed, edible herb vegetable, edible plant, greens
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acacapacquilitl Classical Nahuatl
- canauhquilitl Classical Nahuatl
- itzmiquilitl Classical Nahuatl
- pāpalōtl Classical Nahuatl
- quilitl Classical Nahuatl
- quilmolli Classical Nahuatl
- quilocuilin Classical Nahuatl
- quilpalli Classical Nahuatl
- quiyotl Classical Nahuatl