What does "epazote" mean?

A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.

How do you pronounce "epazote"?

Pronounced //ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ//.

Common synonyms include: drug wormseed, herba sancti mariae, jerusalem oak, jesuit's tea, mexican tea, payqu.

//ˌɛpəˈzoʊteɪ// noun

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Noun

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A pungent herb used in Latin-American cooking and tea making, and in folk medicine; Dysphania ambrosioides.

From Spanish epazote, from Classical Nahuatl epazōtl.

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