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/Sounds like "CHOH" (as in "chose") + "kloh" (as in "close")/

Meaning

A tender corn cob cooked in water or grilled over coals, from the Quechua word "chuqllu." Choclo is a staple of Andean cooking in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, served alone, in soups, or alongside almost anything. Peruvian choclo in particular is known for its large, starchy kernels, nothing like the sweet corn you find elsewhere.

Examples

Un choclo con queso derretido encima para matar el hambre.

A choclo with melted cheese on top to kill the hunger.

Los choclos peruanos son enormes, no tienen nada que ver con los de aquí.

Peruvian choclo is massive, nothing like the corn cobs you find here.

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Regional synonyms
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de México
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de El Salvador
Elote
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de España
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Mazorca

A fresh aromatic herb essential in Mexican and Latin cooking that has famously divided humanity into two camps: those who love it and put it on absolutely everything, and those who think it tastes like soap and pick it out of every single dish.