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amate¹

  • /əˈmɑːteɪ/ UK
  • /əˈmɑteɪ/ US

Where it comes from

From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).

noun amates

  1. Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
  2. An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.

amate²

  • /əˈmeɪt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪt

Where it comes from

From Old French amater, amatir.

verb amates · amating · amated

  1. obsolete To dishearten, dismay. Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?

amate³

  • /əˈmeɪt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪt

verb amates · amating · amated

  1. obsolete To be a mate to; to match. More lucklesse disadventures did amate

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noun paper produced from Ficus bark

Españolamate, papel amate
Portuguêspapel amate

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"amate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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amate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amate

Chicago

"amate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amate.

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@misc{amate_2026,
  title = {amate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}