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- [soh-tohl, soh-tohl]
- /ˈsoʊ toʊl, soʊˈtoʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soh-tohl, soh-tohl]
- /ˈsoʊ toʊl, soʊˈtoʊl/
Definitions of sotol word
- noun sotol any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca. 1
- noun sotol a plant of the agave family 0
- noun sotol any of a genus (Dasylirion) of yuccalike desert plants of the agave family, with dense clusters of whitish, lilylike flowers, growing in the SW U.S. and N Mexico 0
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Origin of sotol
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl zōtōlin
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Parts of speech for Sotol
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sotol popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sotol usage trend in Literature
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