tejolote

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US/ˌteɪhəˈloʊteɪ/

noun

A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.

OriginSpanish tejolote →
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Meanings

nountejolote (plural tejolotes)

plural tejolotes

  1. A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.

Origin

  1. Spanishtejolote
  2. Spanishtejolote
  3. Englishtejolote

Borrowed from Spanish tejolote.

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APA

tejolote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejolote

MLA

“tejolote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejolote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tejolote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejolote.

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