English
elotero
Elotero comes from Spanish elotero ‘a man who runs a corn on the cob (elote) food…’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl ēlōt.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ēlōt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentelote
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentelotero‘a man who runs a corn on the cob (elote) food cart’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600ēlōt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentelote
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentelotero‘a man who runs a corn on the cob (elote) food cart’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl ēlōt
Today it means
noun A man who runs a Latin American corn on the cob (elote) food cart.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl ēlōt / elotero