hua·ji·llo
| \ wäˈhē(ˌ)(y)ō \
variants:
or less commonly huajilla \
-ē(y)ə
\
plural -s
Definition of huajillo
: either of two honey plants from Texas and adjacent Mexico:
a
: a spiny shrub (Pithecolobium brevifolium)
b
: a sweet-scented shrub (Acacia berlandieri)
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