cajete

See also: Caiete and Caiète

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈxete/ [kaˈxe.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ca‧je‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl caxitl (“bowl, basin”).

Noun

cajete m (plural cajetes)

1. (Mexico) a bowl, basin or similar container
2. (El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico) an unglazed clay pot used in cooking
3. (Mexico) a hole made to plant a seed, plant, sapling, etc.
4. (New Mexico) a tub; washtub

Related terms

• molcajete

 

Etymology 2

Shortening of molcajete, or directly from Classical Nahuatl caxitl; see above.

Noun

cajete m (plural cajetes)

1. (Sonora, Mexico) molcajete

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 34

Further reading

• “cajete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16