mote

mote
m.
1 nickname.
2 misnomer, nickname, by-name, moniker.
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mote
► nombre masculino
1 nickname
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I
SM
1) (=apodo) nickname

le pusieron el mote de "el abuelo" — they nicknamed him o they gave him the nickname "Grandad"

2) ( Hist) motto, device
II
SM
1) And, Cono Sur (=trigo) boiled wheat; (=maíz) boiled maize, boiled corn (EEUU)

mote con huesillos — Chile maize and peach drink

2) Cono Sur
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masculino
1) (apodo) nickname

le pusieron como mote `el Oso' — they nicknamed him `the Bear'

2) (Andes) (trigo) boiled wheat; (maíz) boiled corn (AmE) o (BrE) maize
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masculino
1) (apodo) nickname

le pusieron como mote `el Oso' — they nicknamed him `the Bear'

2) (Andes) (trigo) boiled wheat; (maíz) boiled corn (AmE) o (BrE) maize
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mote
masculine
A (apodo) nickname
le pusieron como mote `el Oso' they nicknamed him o gave him the nickname `the Bear'
B (Chi fam) (equivocación) howler (colloq)
C (Andes) (Coc) (trigo) boiled wheat; (maíz) boiled corn (AmE) o (BrE) maize
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mote sustantivo masculino
1 (apodo) nickname;
◊ le pusieron como mote `el Oso' they nicknamed him `the Bear'

2 (Andes) (trigo) boiled wheat;
(maíz) boiled corn (AmE) o (BrE) maize
mote 1 m (apodo) nickname
mote 2 m LAm stewed maize, US corn
'mote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamar
English:
nickname
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mote nm
1. [nombre] nickname;
poner mote a alguien to nickname sb, to give sb a nickname
2. Andes [maíz] stewed Br maize o US corn
Comp
mote con huesillos = drink made from Br maize o US corn and peaches
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mote
m
1 (apodo) nickname
2 S.Am.
boiled corn o Br
maize
* * *
mote nm
sobrenombre: nickname
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mote n nickname

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