metate

Etymology

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

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.

Adverb

metate

1. present adverbial passive participle of meti

Participle

mētāte

1. vocative masculine singular of mētātus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtate/, [meˈt̪at̪e]

Noun

metate m (plural metates)

1. metate

Further reading

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