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Is elote corn in mexican spanish?

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Ive seen cans that say elote on it for corn instead of maíz and pan de elote, elote is corn in mexican spanish?

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updated Apr 21, 2011
posted by mestizo7

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elote.

(Del nahua élotl).

  1. m. Mazorca tierna de maíz, que se consume, cocida o asada, como alimento en México y otros países de América Central.

pagar alguien los ~s.

  1. loc. verb. coloq. C. Rica, Guat. y Hond. pagar el pato.

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updated Apr 21, 2011
posted by 0074b507
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I think of elote as corn on the cob, but I'm not a native speaker.

updated Apr 21, 2011
posted by Luzbonita