Amole Definition
ə-mōlē
noun
The root, bulb, or another plant part of several chiefly western North American plants, such as certain species of Agave, Chlorogalum, and Yucca, used as a substitute for soap.
American Heritage
The root of any of various plants of the SW U.S. and Mexico, used as a substitute for soap.
Webster's New World
A plant so used.
American Heritage
Any of these plants, esp. the soap plant.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Amole
Noun
Singular:
amole
Plural:
amolesOrigin of Amole
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From Mexican Spanish amole, from Classical Nahuatl ahmōlli.
From Wiktionary
American Spanish from Nahuatl amolli
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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