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Meanings of elote in English

Spanish
choclo
Wikidata

Ear of corn, as food, in Mexico and Central America.

        choclo
        Synonyms
        Examples for "corn on the cob"
        Examples for "corn on the cob"
        1
        Early season, mid-season, or late season, corn on the cob is summer incarnate.
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        2
        He dumped a bucket of corn on the cob into the pigahump's cage.
        Wastelands
        3
        When the corn was in, we had corn on the cob.
        True compass: a memoir
        4
        Serve with boiled white rice and sautéed greens or corn on the cob.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Only the hot buttered corn on the cob is not up to Earth standards.
        Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?
        Usage of elote in English
        1
        It is so with every stage of growth of the maize plant, chilote, elote, and maizorca.
        The Naturalist in Nicaragua
        2
        In the beginning of August the grains are fully formed, though still tender and white; and it is eaten as green corn, now called "elote."
        The Naturalist in Nicaragua
        Translations for elote
        Elote through the time