tepalcate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tapalcatl (“potsherd”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tepalˈkate/ [t̪e.palˈka.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: te‧pal‧ca‧te

Noun

tepalcate m (plural tepalcates)

1. (Mexico) potsherd

   Synonym: tiesto

Further reading

• “tepalcate”, 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