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huitlacoche en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌwit.ləˈkoʊ.t͡ʃeɪ/ (US)

Etymology

From Spanish huitlacoche, an alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Corn smut prepared as a delicacy.
   • Consider huitlacoche (corn fungus), miracle berries (that trick taste buds into thinking sour is sweet), Casu Marzu (maggoty black-market cheese) or turu (a worm-like mollusc). 2009 February 2, Susan Sampson, “1001 foods you must taste”, in Toronto Star:
   • I told him how much I'd liked my fish course, a black sea bass fillet with pickled lotus root and huitlacoche sauce […] 2006, Pete Wells, “Putting Le Bec-Fin to the Test”, in Best Food Writing 2006, →ISBN, page 164:

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