chicalote

[ chik-uh-loh-tee, ‐loht ]
/ ˌtʃɪk əˈloʊ ti, ‐ˈloʊt /

noun

a poppy, Argemone platyceras, growing in Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having prickly leaves and usually white flowers.

Origin of chicalote

< Spanish < Nahuatl chicalotl

British Dictionary definitions for chicalote

chicalote
/ (ˌtʃiːkɑːˈləʊteɪ) /

noun

a poppy, Argemone platyceras, of the southwestern US and Mexico with prickly leaves and white or yellow flowers

Word Origin for chicalote

from Spanish, from Nahuatl chicalotl