/ho-ko-TI-yo/
The small version of the jocote — a wild fruit that kids eat straight off the tree in Central America. The jocotillo is the free snack of any slow afternoon out in the countryside.
Example
"As a kid I'd climb the jocotillo tree and eat them with salt."
"Want some jocotillos? There's a tree full of them in the yard."
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/ho-ko-TI-yo/
The small version of the jocote — a wild fruit that kids eat straight off the tree in Central America. The jocotillo is the free snack of any slow afternoon out in the countryside.
Example
"As a kid I'd climb the jocotillo tree and eat them with salt."
"Want some jocotillos? There's a tree full of them in the yard."
Word family
Regional synonyms: