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noun, plural a·mo·les [uh–moh-leyz; Spanish ah-maw-les] /əˈmoʊ leɪz; Spanish ɑˈmɔ lɛs/. Southwestern U.S.
- the root of any of several plants, as Mexican species of agaves, used as a substitute for soap.
- any such plant itself.
1831, from Mexican Spanish amole, from Nahuatl (Aztec) amolli “soap-root.”