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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMetate
/ˈmɛt.eɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quern consisting of a flat or slightly concave stone on which seeds, grains, or other materials are ground using a smaller hand stone.
"She used the traditional stone metate to grind the corn into fine meal for the tortillas." - 2
An archaeological artifact consisting of a stone grinding slab, commonly found in pre-Columbian sites across the Americas.
"The museum exhibit featured several ancient basalt metates excavated from the ruin site."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'metate' originates from the Spanish word 'metate', which itself comes from the Nahuatl word 'metatl', referring to a stone tool used in Mesoamerican cultures for grinding grains. The usage of the term has evolved to encompass various grinding stones used in different cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metate" is said worldwide
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meule dormante
Transliteration: møl dɔʁ.mɑ̃t
"La meule dormante était utilisée pour broyer le maïs."
Reibstein
Transliteration: ˈʁaɪ̯pˌʃtaɪ̯n
"Der archäologische Fund enthielt einen alten Reibstein."
macina
Transliteration: ˈma.t͡ʃi.na
"Gli indigeni usavano una macina di pietra per preparare la farina."
metate
Transliteration: meˈtate
"La abuela molió el maíz en el metate de piedra."
metate
Transliteration: meˈtati
"O metate é uma ferramenta tradicional para moer grãos."
सिलबट्टा
Transliteration: silbatta
"उन्होंने मसालों को पीसने के लिए पत्थर का उपयोग किया।"
磨石
Transliteration: mó shí
"考古学家在遗址中发现了一块古代磨石。"
갈돌
Transliteration: gal-dol
"고대인들은 갈돌을 사용하여 곡식을 갈았습니다."
石皿
Transliteration: ishizara
"古代の遺跡からトウモロコシをすりつぶすための石皿が出土した。"
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