tejolote

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tejolote. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌteɪhəˈloʊteɪ/ === Noun === tejolote (plural tejolotes) A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl texōlōtl (“grinding stone, pestle”), from teci (“to grind maize”) + ōlōtl (“corncob”), in reference to the cylindrical shape of the pestle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /texoˈlote/ [t̪e.xoˈlo.t̪e] Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: te‧jo‧lo‧te === Noun === tejolote m (plural tejolotes) a stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete Synonyms: mano, pilón ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== metate molcajete === Further reading === “tejolote”, 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 “tejolote”, 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