metate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *mətla-tl. === 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 ==== == 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 *mətla-tl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈtate/ [meˈt̪a.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: me‧ta‧te === Noun === metate m (plural metates) metate (a flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (mano) for grinding maize or other grains) ==== Descendants ==== → English: metate ==== See also ==== molcajete === Further reading === “metate”, 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