Metate Definition
mĭ-tätē, mĕ-tätĕ
noun
A stone with a flat or concave surface on which grain, nuts, etc. can be ground with a smaller stone.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Metate
Noun
Singular:
metate
Plural:
metatesOrigin of Metate
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From American Spanish metate, from Classical Nahuatl metlatl (“grinding stone").
From Wiktionary
American Spanish from Nahuatl metlatl
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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