tejolote

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish tejolote.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tejolote (plural tejolotes)

  1. A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl texōlōtl (grinding stone, pestle), from teci (to grind maize) + ōlōtl (corncob), in reference to the cylindrical shape of the pestle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /texoˈlote/ [t̪e.xoˈlo.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: te‧jo‧lo‧te

Noun

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tejolote m (plural tejolotes)

  1. a stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete
    Synonyms: mano, pilón
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