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Meaning of mecate

mecate: It is an agricultural measure used in Mexico, which is equivalent to 20 x 20 or 400 square meters (four areas). Also in Mexico is a type of woven rope used to hang things. In El Salvador there is a Rap band, which is called Mecate. It is a word of Nahuatl origin.; Mecate : In Mexico, surface measurement equivalent to just over four areas.; A mecate is a word used especially in Mexico, and meaning rope or Cape. Mecate has been adopted from the Nahuatl by the hispano Mexican speakers.