mecate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mecate, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Noun

mecate (plural mecates)

1. (originally US, Southwestern US) A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.

References

• “mecate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• McAtee, acteme

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mecate, from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Noun

mecate m (Latin spelling)

1. (Hekatia) a thick cord

References

• Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac (1995) Diccionario del judeoespañol de los sefardíes del norte de Marruecos: Jaquetía tradicional y moderna, Caracas: Centro de Estudios Sefardíes de Caracas, →ISBN, page 464

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈkate/ [meˈka.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: me‧ca‧te

Noun

mecate m (plural mecates)

1. (Central America, Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines) rope, cord

   Synonyms: cuerda, soga, cordel

Derived terms

• a todo mecate
• como burro sin mecate

 

Related terms

• zacamecate

 

Further reading

• “mecate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10