tecomate
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tecomatl (“gourd-shaped vessel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tekoˈmate/ [t̪e.koˈma.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: te‧co‧ma‧te
Noun
tecomate m (plural tecomates)
- a dry calabash used as a bottle or canteen
Hypernyms
- cantimplora f
Further reading
- “tecomate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014