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tejolote

US/ˌteɪhəˈloʊteɪ/

tejolote noun: a stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.

Noun

tejolote (plural tejolotes)

  1. A stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.

Forms of tejolote

pluraltejolotes

Origin of tejolote

Borrowed from Spanish tejolote.

Questions about tejolote

What does tejolote mean?
Tejolote means a stone pestle used in Mexican cuisine, often cylindrical in shape and used with a molcajete.
What part of speech is tejolote?
Tejolote is a noun.
How do you pronounce tejolote?
Tejolote is pronounced /ˌteɪhəˈloʊteɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of tejolote?
The plural of tejolote is tejolotes.

Words near tejolote in the dictionary

  1. Tejedas
  2. Tejera
  3. Tejeras
  4. Tejero
  5. Tejeros
  6. tejolote
  7. tejolotes
  8. tejon
  9. tejons
  10. tejpat
  11. teju

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