malacate
Spanish
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl malacatl (“spindle, bobbin, spiral”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmalacate m (plural malacates)
- (historical) a type of capstan or winch formerly used in mines to extract minerals and water
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “malacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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