zacamecate

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacamecatl (“rope made with grass”), from zacatl (“grass”) + mecatl (“rope”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θakameˈkate/ [θa.ka.meˈka.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sakameˈkate/ [sa.ka.meˈka.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: za‧ca‧me‧ca‧te === Noun === zacamecate m (plural zacamecates) (Mexico) a scourer made from plant fiber Synonym: estropajo ==== Related terms ==== === References === Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009), Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México === Further reading === “zacamecate”, 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