esquite
Spanish, noun/esˈkite/
esquite is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish, the 147,327th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esquite is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “a saladlike dish of boiled or fried corn kernels seasoned with epazote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Preparación a base de granos de elote cocidos con epazote, servida con su caldo, chile en polvo, limón y…”.
What does esquite mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicomasculinea saladlike dish of boiled or fried corn kernels seasoned with epazote
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Preparación a base de granos de elote cocidos con epazote, servida con su caldo, chile en polvo, limón y otros aderezos. 2. Palomita de maíz salada hecha en el comal. 3. Maíz preparado para su molienda como parte de la elaboración del pinol.
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 esquite
- esquites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esquite?
- /esˈkite/
- [esˈki.t̪e]
- [esˈkit̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is esquite in Spanish?
esquite appears about once in every 16 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).