metate

n. 凹面(或平面)磨盘(墨西哥和美国西南部用以碾磨谷粒、玉米等)

发音

/mɛˈtɑːteɪ/

词形变化

metates 复数 metates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词源

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

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