Metate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  metate \me*ta"te\ (m[asl]*t[aum]"t[asl]), n. [Sp., fr. Mex.
     metlatl.]
     A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other
     food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.
     [Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]