matate

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈtate/ [maˈt̪a.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: ma‧ta‧te

Etymology 1

From Classical Nahuatl mātlatl (“net”).

Noun

matate m (plural matates)

  1. (Honduras) bag-shaped net

Etymology 2

Verb

matate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of matar combined with te

Further reading

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