tiquizque

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tiquizque

  • [t̪iˈkiske] seseante
  • [t̪iˈkiθke] no seseante

Rhymes with is.ke, iθ.ke

Where it comes from

Del náhuatl quequexquic ('que causa comezón, picante').

noun tiquizques

  1. Costa Rica (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) Planta herbácea de la familia de las Aráceas, originario de la América tropical, carece de tallo aéreo y tiene hojas grandes, acorazonadas, con rizoma comestible

    Similar: malanga, mafafa, ocumo, yautía

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@misc{tiquizque_2026,
  title = {tiquizque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/tiquizque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}