Definitions For Metate

Noun

METATE (plural METATEs) A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.

Translations

Highland Puebla Nahuatl: metat Hopi: mata Morelos Nahuatl: metlatl Navajo: tsédaashjééʼ Southeastern Tepehuan: mattur Spanish: metate Taos: óna Tetelcingo Nahuatl: metlatl Tübatulabal: mana·l Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: mitlatl

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, es, metate}}, from a {{der, en, azc-nah}} language, from {{der, en, azc-nah-pro, *metlatl}}.