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Letter M: Displaying 1501 - 1520 of 2902
metɑloːtɬ

the heart or core of the maguey plant (an agave) (see Molina)

meteːkɑ

to plant magueyes (agave plants) (see Molina)

a row of agaves (magueyes)

terrace, embankment, or a sloping semi-terrace field (typically planted in magueyes?)
A term found in studies of terracing and other land use. See, for example, the research of R. Hunter, 2009, or A. Sluyter 1992 and 2002. (SW)

possibly a raised-bed type of agriculture, perhaps a chinampa precursor
Look for an article or thesis entitled, "Metlapantle: The Raised-Bed Garden of the Basin of Mexico," summarized by Google AI without providing a citation.

Orthographic Variants: 
metl nicaquia

to plant magueyes (agave plants) (see Molina)

metɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
metli, mel

maguey plant, century plant, agave; the basis for the production of pulque and mezcal, alcoholic beverages (see Molina and Karttunen)

a parcel of land with agaves (e.g. magueyes) growing on it (see attestations)

metɬɑmɑːitɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
metlamāitl

stone rolling pin used to grind cornmeal on the metate (see Karttunen)

metɬɑpiːlkoːɑːtɬ

a very poisonous, venomous, toxic snake (see Molina)

metɬɑpiːlli

hand-held grinding stone, typically used for grinding maize kernels by hand on a large flat stone; the hand-held stone is usually paired (as a child to a parent) with this large flat stone, the metlatl (metate as loaned to Spanish) (see Karttunen and attestations)

metɬɑpiːltetsotsontsin
Orthographic Variants: 
metlapīltetzotzontzin

roadrunner (see Karttunen)

metɬɑtetɬ

type of stone used in making metates (see Karttunen)

metɬɑtɬ

a grinding stone (loaned to Spanish as metate)
S. L. Cline, Colonial Culhuacan, 1580-1600: A Social History of an Aztec Town (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986), 236.

grinding bowl, mortar.
under the grinding stone.
metɬɑtsotsonɑ

a grinder wheel, or a millstone (see Molina)

metɬɑʃelwɑːstɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
metlaxelhuāztli

scrubbing brush for the metate (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
metolqualo

to become moth-eaten (speaking of clothing) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
metolqualoc

moth-eaten (speaking of clothing) (see Molina)

moth-eaten clothing (see Molina)