zacamecate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacamecatl (“rope made with grass”), from zacatl (“grass”) + mecatl (“rope”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θakameˈkate/ [θa.ka.meˈka.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /sakameˈkate/ [sa.ka.meˈka.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: za‧ca‧me‧ca‧te

Noun

zacamecate m (plural zacamecates)

  1. (Mexico) a scourer made from plant fiber
    Synonym: estropajo

References

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

Further reading

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