English
jocote
Jocote comes from Spanish jocote ‘mombin (fruit, tree)’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl xocotl.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600xocotl‘fruit, plum’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjocote‘mombin (fruit, tree)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600xocotl‘fruit, plum’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjocote‘mombin (fruit, tree)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl xocotl
Today it means
noun A mombin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl xocotl / jocote