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tenamastes

tenamastes is the plural of tenamaste.

Meaning of tenamaste

Noun

tenamaste (plural tenamastes)

  1. Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures.
    • Tenamaste stones were used as pot rests or firedogs in a cooking fire.1987, Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation, page 174

Questions about tenamastes

What is tenamastes the plural of?
Tenamastes is the plural of tenamaste.

Words near tenamastes in the dictionary

  1. tenails
  2. tenaim
  3. Tenakhongva
  4. Tenaktak
  5. tenamaste
  6. tenamastes
  7. Tenambit
  8. tenamfetamine
  9. tenamphetamine
  10. tenancies
  11. tenancies by the entirety

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