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metate

metate

English

Noun

metate ‎(plural metates)

  1. A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.

Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

metate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of meti

Latin

Participle

mētāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of mētātus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Classical Nahuatl metlatl ‎(“grinding stone”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ˈta.te/

Noun

metate m ‎(plural metates)

  1. metate

See also

Descendants

Etymology

From American Spanish metate, from Classical Nahuatl metlatl ‎(“grinding stone”).

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