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Meaning of huitlacoche | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌwit.ləˈkoʊ.t͡ʃeɪ

Definitions

Corn smut prepared as a delicacy.

uncountable

Examples

“I told him how much I'd liked my fish course, a black sea bass fillet with pickled lotus root and huitlacoche sauce […]”
“Consider huitlacoche (corn fungus), miracle berries (that trick taste buds into thinking sour is sweet), Casu Marzu (maggoty black-market cheese) or turu (a worm-like mollusc).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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