tepalcate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tapalcatl (“potsherd”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tepalˈkate/ [t̪e.palˈka.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: te‧pal‧ca‧te

Noun

tepalcate m (plural tepalcates)

(Mexico) potsherd
Synonym: tiesto

Further reading

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

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