Metates

Word METATES
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Definitions and meanings of "Metates"

What do we mean by metates?

A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.

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The word "metates" in example sentences

Of furniture I secured pieces of new hearth-stones; of other articles, broken "metates," part of a fine maul of stone, flint chips, celts, stone skin-scrapers, and, of course, painted pottery and obsidian. ❋ Adolphus Bandelier (N/A)

The artifacts include bowls, figurines, ceremonial metates, benches and other objects, mostly made of ceramic or stone. ❋ Melinda Brocka (2011)

There are clay bean pots, stone metates for grinding the spices for savory salsas and machetes to clear the path through the woods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When electricity made the first Molino (grinding mill) possible, families that had been laboriously grinding ingredients on metates began going to the central part of the D.F. and selling their mole. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rodolfo Parra, con ayuda de los estudiantes de Arqueología de la Universidad Veracruzana ha analizado el 40% de los artefactos recolectados durante el recorrido y han encontrado platos, metates, lijas y martillos. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Algunos metates que serán analizados bajo la metodología de la cadena operatoria ❋ Unknown (2009)

Among the collection we have manos and metates, dishes, and hammers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Radiant with the personal touch of individual hands, Mexican molcajetes, metates, morteros and bateas are treasured old culinary antiques that are now being used in new decorative contexts, making it possible for their artistry to touch many generations to come. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Used to grind corn into masa (dough), the table's height and design works well to accommodate two people working metates on each end. ❋ Unknown (2006)

As homegrown chiles and spices are essential to the Mexican diet, the following elements are common sights in Mexican cocinas: pre-Hispanic molcajetes (three-legged stone mortars used especially for grinding spices), metates (used to grind corn and chocolate), bateas, (dough bowls), wooden tortilla presses, earthenware comales for cooking tortillas, and copper cauldrons for boiling stews. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Dressing up the space with a utilitarian touch are old Maya metates, sugar molds, a hand-carved coffee mortar, gourd-bowls, and a repisa (hanging shelf) for displaying glasses. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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