Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenamaste

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tena-maste
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures.

Example Sentences

"Tenamaste stones were used as pot rests or firedogs in a cooking fire."
"Also, at the foot of the tenamastes people bury coins, chiles, grains of corn, and a handful of beans to assure that the domestic food supply will never run out. [...] Contemporary Totonac usually construct a wooden box with legs that is filled with dirt on which the tenamastes are placed. The most sacred place in the main room is the home altar [...]"

Etymology

From Spanish tenamaste.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tenamaste

Inflected Forms

tenamastes (plural)

Questions

What does tenamaste mean?: Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures.
Where does tenamaste come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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