molcajete
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.
Noun
molcajete (plural molcajetes)
- A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /molkaˈxete/ [mol.kaˈxe.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: mol‧ca‧je‧te
Noun
molcajete m (plural molcajetes)
- a small mortar, typically carved from vesicular basalt and used in traditional Mexican cuisine
See also
- mortero
- tejolote
Further reading
- “molcajete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014