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Where does “mecate” come from?

mecate (English) comes from Spanish mecate, from Classical Nahuatl mecatl — cord, rope; whip; concubine.

mecate (English): A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses,...

Definitions

  1. A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses,...

Ancestry of “mecate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmecaterope, cord
2Classical Nahuatlmecatlcord, rope; whip; concubine
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