petate

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Cimbrian[edit]

Noun[edit]

petate ?

  1. (Tredici Comuni) potato

References[edit]

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Esperanto[edit]

Adverb[edit]

petate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of peti

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /peˈtate/ [peˈt̪a.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: pe‧ta‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

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petate bedroll mat

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *petlatl.

Noun[edit]

petate m (plural petates)

  1. fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees found in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica (most commonly Leucothrinax morrisii and Thrinax radiata)
  2. a mat woven from petate, commonly used as a bedroll and for other purposes
    Synonym: estera
  3. (Mexico, Philippines) a rustic cot
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

petate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of petar combined with te

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