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mecate
[ muh-kah-tee ]
noun
- Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mecate1
1840–50; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl mecatl cord, rope
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Example Sentences
Mecate—a Mexican square measure equal to about one-tenth of an acre.
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