metate
/məˈtɑteɪ/
noun
- A flat or slightly curved stone used with a hand-held stone (mano) for grinding grains, seeds, or other foods, traditionally used in Mesoamerican cultures.
- In some rural villages, people still use a metate to prepare masa for tortillas.
- She learned to grind cocoa beans on a metate, just as her ancestors did.
- The archaeologist found an ancient metate used by the Aztecs for grinding corn.