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mecate

mecate noun: a rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.

Noun

mecate (plural mecates)

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

Forms of mecate

pluralmecates

Origin of mecate

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

Questions about mecate

What does mecate mean?
Mecate means a rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.
What part of speech is mecate?
Mecate is a noun.
What is the plural of mecate?
The plural of mecate is mecates.

Words near mecate in the dictionary

  1. mecamylamine
  2. mecarbinate
  3. mecarbinzid
  4. mecarphon
  5. mecasermin
  6. mecate
  7. mecates
  8. Mecayapan
  9. Mecayapan Nahuatl
  10. mecca
  11. Mecca balsam

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