malacate

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl malacatl (“spindle, bobbin, spiral”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malaˈkate/ [ma.laˈka.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: ma‧la‧ca‧te === Noun === malacate m (plural malacates) (historical) a type of capstan or winch formerly used in mines to extract minerals and water ==== See also ==== achichincle cabrestante === Further reading === “malacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025