METATE


Meaning of METATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈtä-tē ]

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

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