tlacoyo

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English

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Etymology

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From Mexican Spanish tlacoyo, from Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.

Noun

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tlacoyo (plural tlacoyos)

  1. A Mexican dish consisting of a fried and stuffed masa cake.
    • 2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      When it opened in 2018, Suerte was one of the few restaurants in the country making masa from heirloom varieties of corn and using it to make tortillas, tlacoyos, tlayudas, tamales and taquitos.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahtlaōyoh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /tlaˈkoʝo/ [t̪laˈko.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tlaˈkoʃo/ [t̪laˈko.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tlaˈkoʒo/ [t̪laˈko.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -oʝo
  • Syllabification: tla‧co‧yo

Noun

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tlacoyo m (plural tlacoyos)

  1. (Mexico) tlacoyo

Further reading

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