mecate

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noun

A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.

OriginSpanish mecate ← Nahuan →
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Meanings

nounmecate (plural mecates)

plural mecates

  1. SouthwesternUSA rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.

Origin

  1. Nahuan
  2. Spanishmecate
  3. Englishmecate

Borrowed from Spanish mecate, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

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APA

mecate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecate

MLA

“mecate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mecate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecate.

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