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mecate

[ muh-kah-tee ]

/ məˈkɑ ti /

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noun

Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.

Nearby words

meaty, mebendazole, mebi-, mec, mecamylamine, mecate, mecca, mecca balsam, meccano, mech., mechan-

Origin of mecate

1840–50; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl mecatl cord, rope

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Examples from the Web for mecate

Mecate—a Mexican square measure equal to about one-tenth of an acre.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold