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ahuatle

noun
ahuat·​le | \ ˈä-ˌwät-lē\

Definition of ahuatle

: water-insect eggs dried and used as food by Mexicans

First Known Use of ahuatle

1888, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ahuatle

Mexican Spanish ahuatle, ahuautle, from Nahuatl ahuautli, from atl water + huautli wild amaranth

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