bellota

/beh-YOH-tah/
[Spanish] plural bellotas

Acorn. The fruit of the oak tree, shaped like a tear drop. Some varieties are edible and can be ground to use as a coffee substitute or mixed with flour and used in bread. On the label of Ibérico ham, this indicates that the diet of the pig was exclusively acorns for the last three months of its life.

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