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/Sounds like "hoh" (as in "hope") + "KOH" (as in "coat") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A small tropical fruit native to Central America with a big pit, tart when green and sweet when ripe. From the Nahuatl word "xocotl" (sour fruit), jocote is eaten with salt and chile or just off the tree. For most Central Americans, it is pure childhood nostalgia.

Examples

I polished off a kilo of jocotes with salt and chile in one sitting.

As a kid I would climb the jocote tree and eat them straight off the branch.

Regional synonyms

Going all out, giving maximum effort in Mexico with nothing held back. Being 'al cien' means living at full intensity, whether at the gym, a party, work, or anything you're doing.