Usually means: Flat stone for grinding corn.
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▸ noun:  A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.

Similar:
mano, molcajete, mortar, molar, matafunda, mortarium, mite, marteline, meataxe, hammer, more...

Opposite:
mano, pestle

Types:
mano, matate, piedra, more...

Adjectives:
large, flat, broken, legged, complete, small, shaped, single, miniature, troughed, mexican

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Similar:
mano, molcajete, mortar, molar, matafunda, mortarium, mite, marteline, meataxe, hammer, more...

Opposite:
mano, pestle

Types:
mano, matate, piedra, more...

Adjectives:
large, flat, broken, legged, complete, small, shaped, single, miniature, troughed, mexican



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