malacate
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl malacatl (“spindle, bobbin, spiral”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malaˈkate/ [ma.laˈka.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: ma‧la‧ca‧te
Noun
malacate m (plural malacates)
See also
Further reading
- “malacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
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