ayate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āyātl (“cloth or cloak made from maguey fiber”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˈʝate/ [aˈʝa.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʃate/ [aˈʃa.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˈʒate/ [aˈʒa.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: a‧ya‧te

Noun

ayate m (plural ayates)

  1. (Mexico) a cloth made from the fiber of the maguey plant, similar to henequen or sisal
  2. (historical) a cloak-like garment made from this cloth

See also

References

  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 30

Further reading

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