n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' tä-t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl metatl
Date: 1625
: a stone with a concave upper surface used as the lower millstone for grinding grains and especially Indian corn
n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' tä-t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl metatl
Date: 1625
: a stone with a concave upper surface used as the lower millstone for grinding grains and especially Indian corn
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012