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ahuehuete

noun
ahue·​hue·​te | \ ˌä-wē-ˈwā-tē\
plural -s

Definition of ahuehuete

: a Mexican cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) of great girth

First Known Use of ahuehuete

1778, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ahuehuete

Spanish, from Nahuatl ahuehueton, literally, old man of the water, from atl water + huehueton old man, from huehue old

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