molcajete

[ mohl-kuh-he-tey ]

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noun

, Mexican Cooking.

a mortar and pestle set that is usually made of basalt or other roughly textured volcanic rock, and is used to grind and mix food.

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Word History and Origins

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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