Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

molcajete

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: mol-ca-jete
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: molcajete, mōlcaxitl

Inflected Forms

molcajetes (plural)

Questions

What does molcajete mean?: A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.
Where does molcajete come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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