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/Sounds like 'MOH-teh'/

Boiled corn or wheat eaten as a side dish or snack — an Andean staple with deep roots in Bolivian, Ecuadorian, and Peruvian food culture. Mote is comfort food at its most fundamental: filling, humble, and present at almost every traditional meal in the highlands.

Example

"El mote con chicharrón es uno de mis platos favoritos. → "Boiled corn with fried pork is one of my favorite dishes."

"Saca el mote, ya está listo para la sopa. → "Take out the hominy — it's ready for the soup."

Word family
Regional synonyms:

Algo de mala calidad, barato, descuidado o que da vergüenza ajena. En España 'cutre' describe todo lo que no tiene clase ni esfuerzo: bares, regalos, planes.