1 huajilla | Definition of huajilla

huajillo

noun
hua·​ji·​llo | \ wäˈhē(ˌ)(y)ō\
variants: or less commonly huajilla \ -​ē(y)ə \
plural -s

Definition of huajillo

: either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:
a : a spiny shrub (Pithecolobium brevifolium)
b : a sweet-scented shrub (Acacia berlandieri)

History and Etymology for huajillo

Mexican Spanish guajillo, huajillo, guajilla, huajilla, diminutive of guaje gourd, from Nahuatl huaxin

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