molcajete

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molcajete

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Borrowed from Spanish molcajete, from Classical Nahuatl mōlcaxitl.

noun molcajetes

A traditional Mexican stone tool, equivalent in function to a mortar and pestle, used for grinding food.

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@misc{molcajete_2026,
  title = {molcajete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molcajete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}