molcajete
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.
Noun[edit]
molcajete (plural molcajetes)
- A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
molcajete m (plural molcajetes)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “molcajete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ete
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