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mote

/ˈmote/

noun, masculine/ˈmote/plural: motes

nickname; motto (heraldry)

Borrowed from French mot (“word, saying”) or Occitan mot.

noun, masculine/ˈmote/plural: motes

hulled cereal, especially pearl barley and hominy

Related: mote con huesillos, mote con huesillo, mote de maíz, mote de trigo

Borrowed from Quechua mut'i.