metate

[ muh-tah-tee; Spanish me-tah-te ]

/ məˈtɑ ti; Spanish mɛˈtɑ tɛ /

noun, plural me·ta·tes [muh-tah-teez; Spanish me-tah-tes]. /məˈtɑ tiz; Spanish mɛˈtɑ tɛs/.

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

Origin of metate

1825–35, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl metlatl

Words nearby metate

metatarsophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal joint, metatarsus, metatarsus latus, metatarsus varus, metate, metathalamus, metatheory, metatherian, metathesis, metathesize

Example sentences from the Web for metate

The function of these primitive mills is to grind, necessitating a rough contact between the surface of the mano and the metate.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
Being an Indian she quite cheerfully went back to pounding acorns in a metate.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
Their cooking-utensils consist of the metate, pots made of earthenware, and gourds.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft
It caused them great difficulty in walking, and they could not kneel down at the metate with it.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)|Carl Lumholtz

Others grind cassava or maize on the metate, and bake tortillas.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1|Hubert Howe Bancroft

单词	metate
释义	metate [ muh-tah-tee; Spanish me-tah-te ] / məˈtɑ ti; Spanish mɛˈtɑ tɛ / noun, plural me·ta·tes [muh-tah-teez; Spanish me-tah-tes]. /məˈtɑ tiz; Spanish mɛˈtɑ tɛs/. a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano. Origin of metate 1825–35, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl metlatl Words nearby metate metatarsophalangeal, metatarsophalangeal joint, metatarsus, metatarsus latus, metatarsus varus, metate, metathalamus, metatheory, metatherian, metathesis, metathesize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metate The function of these primitive mills is to grind, necessitating a rough contact between the surface of the mano and the metate. The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948\|A. E. Treganza Being an Indian she quite cheerfully went back to pounding acorns in a metate. The Killer\|Stewart Edward White Their cooking-utensils consist of the metate, pots made of earthenware, and gourds. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1\|Hubert Howe Bancroft It caused them great difficulty in walking, and they could not kneel down at the metate with it. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Carl Lumholtz Others grind cassava or maize on the metate, and bake tortillas. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1\|Hubert Howe Bancroft
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