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metate.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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