tanate

== Spanish == === Etymology === From Nahuatl tanatli (“palm basket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈnate/ [t̪aˈna.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: ta‧na‧te === Noun === tanate m (plural tanates) (Mexico) a palm-leaf basket carried on the back; tenate Synonym: tenate (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) backpack, knapsack, or bundle Synonyms: morral, mochila, lío (in the plural, vulgar, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) ball; nut (testicle) (in the plural, colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador) bit; bob; thingy (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica) shedload; bucketful; a lot Synonym: montón === Further reading === “tanate”, 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 “tanate”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010