metate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *metlatl.
Pronunciation
Noun
metate (plural metates)
- A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.
Translations
flat stone for grinding grains
Esperanto
Adverb
metate
- present adverbial passive participle of meti
Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) mētāte
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *metlatl.
Pronunciation
Noun
metate m (plural metates)
Descendants
- → English: metate
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