cajete

See also: Caiete and Caiète

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈxete/ [kaˈxe.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ca‧je‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl caxitl (“bowl, basin”).

Noun

cajete m (plural cajetes)

  1. (Mexico) a bowl, basin or similar container
  2. (El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) an unglazed clay pot used in cooking
  3. (Mexico) a hole made to plant a seed, plant, sapling, etc.
  4. (New Mexico) a tub; washtub

Etymology 2

Shortening of molcajete, or directly from Classical Nahuatl caxitl; see above.

Noun

cajete m (plural cajetes)

  1. (Sonora, Mexico) molcajete

References

  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 34

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