METATE


Meaning of METATE in English

/meuh tah"tee/ ; Sp. /me tah"te/ , n. , pl. metates /-teez/ ; Sp. /-tes/ .

a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.

[ 1825-35, Amer.; metlatl ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .