zacamecate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacamecatl (“rope made with grass”), from zacatl (“grass”) + mecatl (“rope”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θakameˈkate/ [θa.ka.meˈka.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sakameˈkate/ [sa.ka.meˈka.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Syllabification: za‧ca‧me‧ca‧te

Noun

zacamecate m (plural zacamecates)

  1. (Mexico) a scourer made from plant fiber
    Synonym: estropajo

References
  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Further reading
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