tecomate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tecomatl (“gourd-shaped vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tekoˈmate/ [t̪e.koˈma.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: te‧co‧ma‧te

Noun

tecomate m (plural tecomates)

a dry calabash used as a bottle or canteen

Hypernyms

cantimplora f

Further reading

“tecomate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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