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Word History and Origins
Origin of molcajete1
First recorded in 1905–10; from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mōlcaxitl, mulcazitl, from mōlli “something ground,” also “gravy, sauce” ( guacamole, mole 6( def ) ) + caxitl “bowl, cup, vessel”
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