malacate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl malacatl (“spindle, bobbin, spiral”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malaˈkate/ [ma.laˈka.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧ca‧te

Noun

malacate m (plural malacates)

1. (historical) a type of capstan or winch formerly used in mines to extract minerals and water

See also

• achichincle
• cabrestante

Further reading

• “malacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014