metate

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛˈtɑːteɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish metate, from a Nahuan language, from Proto-Nahuan *metlatl.

Synonyms

millstone

grindstone

stone

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Translations

metate

Mühlstein

μυλόπετρα

meule

mola