metlatl

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡ɬat͡ɬ/

Noun

metlatl

A slab-like grinding stone or mortar.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 1.
  Metlatl. piedra donde muelen el mayz. &c.
  
  (Metlatl. stone on which they grind maize, etc.)

Derived terms

metlamāitl
metlapīlli

metlatetl
metlatzotzona verb

metlaxelhuāztli
metlaxīma verb

Descendants

Spanish: metate
- English: metate

See also

mōlcaxitl

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 143

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