metlapil
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl metlapīlli (“hand-held grinding stone”), from metlatl (“metate”) + pīlli (“son”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metlaˈpil/ [me.t̪laˈpil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: me‧tla‧pil
Noun
metlapil m (plural metlapiles)
- (Honduras, Mexico) a cylindrical grinding stone, especially one used with a metate
Related terms
- metate
- mano
See also
- molcajete
- tejolote
References
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 86
Further reading
- “metlapil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014