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Word: Metate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from American Spanish, from Nahuatl métatl
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɪˈtɑːteɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in Central America) a flat or slightly hollowed oblong stone on which materials such as grain and cocoa are ground using a smaller stone
Short Definition:flat or slightly hollowed oblong stone
Examples:- she ground the corn on a metate
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