D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

metate

/(mā̇*tä"tā̇)/ · me·ta·te · IPA /mɛˈtɑːteɪ/
01 n. A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.
  1. 1.
    A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.[Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]