petate
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- Fibers obtained from the leaves of palm trees found in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica, (most commonly Leucothrinax morrisii and Thrinax radiata).
- A mat woven from petate, commonly used as a bedroll and for other purposes.
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Nahuan *petlatl.
Origin
Proto-Nahuan
*petlatl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- petatearse Spanish, Castilian
- petlatl Classical Nahuatl
- *petlatl Proto-Nahuan