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)

1. a dry calabash used as a bottle or canteen

Hypernyms

• cantimplora f

Further reading

• “tecomate”, 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