mazacote

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian marzacotto, from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا‎ (masḥaqūniyyā), from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ‎ (m(ə)šaḥ qūnyāʾ, “ointment of sosa”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /maθaˈkote/, [maθaˈkot̪e]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /masaˈkote/, [masaˈkot̪e]

Noun

mazacote m (plural mazacotes)

concrete
(botany) barilla (Salsola soda)
a crude work of art
(colloquial) dry, hard food
(colloquial) annoying person

Derived terms

amazacotado

Further reading

“mazacote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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