coscomate

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cuezcomatl (“earthen vessel used to store grain”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /koskoˈmate/ [kos.koˈma.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: cos‧co‧ma‧te

Noun[edit]

coscomate m (plural coscomates)

(Mexico) a closed earthenware vessel used to store corn

Hypernyms[edit]

granero m, troje f

Further reading[edit]

“coscomate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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