huajillo
noun
hua·ji·llo
wäˈhē(ˌ)(y)ō
variants or less commonly huajilla
-ē(y)ə
plural -s
: either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:
a
: a spiny shrub (Pithecolobium brevifolium)
b
: a sweet-scented shrub (Acacia berlandieri)
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish guajillo, huajillo, guajilla, huajilla, diminutive of guaje gourd, from Nahuatl huaxin