tanate

Spanish

Pronunciation

From Nahuatl tanatli (“palm basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈnate/ [t̪aˈna.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: ta‧na‧te

Noun

tanate m (plural tanates)

1. (Mexico) a palm-leaf basket carried on the back; tenate

   Synonym: tenate

2. (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) backpack, knapsack, or bundle

   Synonyms: morral, mochila, lío

3. (in the plural, vulgar, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua) ball; nut (testicle)
4. (in the plural, colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador) bit; bob; thingy
5. (colloquial, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica) shedload; bucketful; a lot

   Synonym: montón

Further reading

• “tanate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• “tanate” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.