"tenamaste" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tenamastes [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish tenamaste. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tenamaste}} Spanish tenamaste Head templates: {{en-noun}} tenamaste (plural tenamastes)
  1. Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures. Translations (stone): jñumü [Central] (Central Mazahua), tenamaztli (Classical Nahuatl), tsjo̱ꞌteiꞌchom [Guerrero] (Guerrero Amuzgo), tsjöꞌ toꞌchon (Guerrero Amuzgo), tenamastetl (Guerrero Nahuatl), o̱ctsa (Highland Popoluca), tenama̱s (Highland Puebla Nahuatl), māxkayaꞌt (Highland Totonac), ixkʼub (K'iche'), xkʼubʼ (Kaqchikel), tenamas (Mecayapan Nahuatl), hñui (Mezquital Otomi), tɨsóónakaroi (Northern Tepehuan), ma̱xkáyat (Papantla Totonac), tenamas (Pipil), xrōqꞌui (San Juan Atzingo Popoloca), yīhí (San Miguel el Grande Mixtec), tenamaste (Spanish), tenamastle (Spanish), tenamaxtle (Spanish), tu²⁴ ndꞌi⁴ (Tepeuxila Cuicatec), temanastli̱^ (english: [sic]) (Tetelcingo Nahuatl), tenamastetl (Tlamacazapa Nahuatl), māxakan (Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac), yej de (Yatzachi Zapotec), xišnaꞌ žil (Yatzachi Zapotec)

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