"mote" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmote/, [ˈmo.t̪e] Forms: motes [plural]
Rhymes: -ote Etymology: Borrowed from French mot (“word, saying”) or Occitan mot. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|mot||word, saying}} Borrowed from French mot (“word, saying”), {{bor|es|oc|mot}} Occitan mot Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mote m (plural motes)
  1. nickname Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mote-es-noun-oPs~EVnJ Categories (other): Grains Disambiguation of Grains: 34 27 39
  2. motto (heraldry) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mote-es-noun-weMUsTWp Categories (other): Grains Disambiguation of Grains: 34 27 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: motejar
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmote/, [ˈmo.t̪e] Forms: motes [plural]
Rhymes: -ote Etymology: Borrowed from Quechua mut'i. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|qu:mut'i|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Quechua", "term" : "mut'i", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "qu" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "mote", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="mote"> Borrowed from Quechua mut'i. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} mote m (plural motes)
  1. (South America) hulled cereal, especially pearl barley and hominy Tags: South-America, masculine Derived forms: mote con huesillos, mote con huesillo, mote de maíz, mote de trigo
    Sense id: en-mote-es-noun-T4NMs24K Categories (other): South American Spanish, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Grains Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 3 2 7 2 8 9 4 7 2 20 18 3 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 7 1 7 9 2 8 1 23 20 2 1 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 15 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 15 67 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 16 12 72 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 13 76 Disambiguation of Grains: 34 27 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈmo.t̪e]"
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          "word": "mote con huesillos"
        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "mote de maíz"
        },
        {
          "word": "mote de trigo"
        }
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        "motto (heraldry)"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmo.t̪e]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "mote"
}

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