elote
Spanish, noun/eˈlote/
elote is spelled E-L-O-T-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Elote is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fresh ear of corn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maíz tierno, en particular el que se consume directamente de la mazorca asada o hervida”.
What does elote mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinefresh ear of corn
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maíz tierno, en particular el que se consume directamente de la mazorca asada o hervida. 2. Mazorca de maíz que ya tiene desarrollados los granos, aún en la planta o recién cosechada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of elote
- elotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce elote?
- /eˈlote/
- [eˈlo.t̪e]
- [eˈlot̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to elote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is elote in Spanish?
elote appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).