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)

(historical) a type of capstan or winch formerly used in mines to extract minerals and water

See also

Further reading

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

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