English Explanatory Dictionary

amole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as soap.
  2. Other Mexican and North American plants used as soap.
  3. Chlorogalum pomeridianum, soap plant, a California native plant used for soap
  4. Sapindus saponaria, wingleaf soapberry

Pronunciation

/əˈmoʊleɪ/ /əˈmoʊli/ /əˈməʊli/

Word forms

amole amoles

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish amole, from Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli.

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