metate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *metlatl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛˈtɑːteɪ/

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

Navajo: tsédaashjééʼ
Spanish: metate (es)

Taos: óna

Esperanto

Adverb

metate

present adverbial passive participle of meti

Latin

Participle

mētāte

vocative masculine singular of mētātus

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meˈtate/, [meˈt̪at̪e]

Noun

metate m (plural metates)

metate

Descendants

English: metate

See also

molcajete

Further reading

“metate” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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