mesquite
mes·quite/mɛsˈkiːt/noun
mesquite is spelled M-E-S-Q-U-I-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (mes·quite). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesquite means “Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mesquite is mesquites.
How many letters and syllables are in mesquite?
| Letters | 8: M-E-S-Q-U-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mes·quite |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 mesquite?
Mesquite appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 mesquite?
- /mɛsˈkiːt/
- /ˈmɛskiːt/
Mesquite has 2 syllables, split mes·quite in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mesquite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mesquite
- mesquites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesquite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed and bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
- 2
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
- 3
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mesquite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Prosopis:
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 mesquite come from?
Borrowed from Spanish mezquite, mizquite, from Nahuatl mizquitl (“the mesquite tree”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).