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matate

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈtate/ [maˈt̪a.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta‧te

Etymology 1

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From Classical Nahuatl mātlatl (net).

Noun

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matate m (plural matates)

  1. (Honduras) bag-shaped net

Etymology 2

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Verb

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matate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of matar combined with te

Further reading

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