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cajete.

a bowl, basin or similar container

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈxete/[kaˈxe.t̪e]
  1. a bowl, basin or similar container

    Mexico · masculine
  2. an unglazed clay pot used in cooking

    El-Salvador · Honduras · Mexico · masculine
  3. a hole made to plant a seed, plant, sapling, etc.

    Mexico · masculine
  4. a tub; washtub

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl caxitl (“bowl, basin”).

noun/kaˈxete/[kaˈxe.t̪e]
  1. molcajete

    Mexico · masculine
Where this word comes from

Shortening of molcajete, or directly from Classical Nahuatl caxitl; see above.

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