olotera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Mexican tool consisting of bound, shortened corncobs, against which ears of corn are scraped against to remove their kernels.

Word forms

olotera oloteras

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish olotera, from olote (“corncob”) + -era.

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