molcajete

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.

Noun

molcajete (plural molcajetes)

1. 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)

1. 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28