epazote
/ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/noun
epazote is spelled E-P-A-Z-O-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epazote means “A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epazote is epazotes.
How many letters and syllables are in epazote?
| Letters | 7: E-P-A-Z-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is epazote?
Epazote appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce epazote?
- /ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-epazote.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of epazote
- epazotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epazote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epazote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épazote, thé du Mexique, fausse ambroisie |
| German | Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß |
| Portuguese | mastruz |
| Spanish | epazote, paico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does epazote come from?
From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).