Etymology

metate

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Today it means: A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains. Full definition →

Spanish metate ← Nahuan ← Proto-Nahuan *mətla-tl
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  1. Proto-Nahuan · derived from*mətla-tl
  2. Nahuan · derived from
  3. Spanish · borrowed frommetate
  4. English todaymetate

Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *mətla-tl.

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