different between mucate vs mecate

English

Etymology

mucic +? -ate

Noun

mucate (plural mucates)

1. Any salt or ester of mucic acid

Anagrams

• acetum, cumate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mecate, from a Nahuan language; c.f. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Noun

mecate (plural mecates)

1. (US, Southwestern US) A rope of hair or maguey fibre, for tying horses, etc.

Anagrams

• McAtee, acteme

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mecate, from a Nahuan language; c.f. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Noun

mecate m (Latin spelling)

1. (Hekatia) a thick cord

References

• Bendayán de Bendelac, Alegría (1995) Diciconario del judeoespañol de los sefardíes del norte de Marruecos (Jaquetía tradicional y moderna), Caracas, page 464

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language; c.f. Classical Nahuatl mecatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?kate/, [me?ka.t?e]

Noun

mecate m (plural mecates)

1. (Central America, Mexico, Venezuela, Philippines) rope, cord

   Synonyms: cuerda, soga, cordel

Related terms

• zacamecate

Further reading

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