Where does “mecate” come from?

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

mecate (Ladino): a thick cord

Definitions

  1. a thick cord

Ancestry of “mecate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmecaterope, cord
2Classical Nahuatlmecatlcord, rope; whip; concubine
Every word from Classical Nahuatl mecatl →Every word from Spanish mecate →
mecate — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer