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Meaning of petate

petate: Kind of macuto to carry things; It is a kind of carpet or rug made with sheets of woven Palm, used to sleep in very warm climates. This word is used in Mexico. In Colombia we say mats or mats.; BACKPACK: Colloquially, despicable man.; Backpack: The word petatl, of Náhuatl origin, is the name of a kind of mat of Palm used as bed among the ancient Aztecs and yet is still used in some States of the province. The voice contained in our language in the form of a backpack.; Sust. MASC. Mexican rustic mat already virtually obsolete, made of fine Palm, several uses: as a table, wrapping of bales, ( mainly 41 mattress;. This use derives from a colloquial reflexive verb: «petatearse»: die. The word comes from the Nahuatl «pétatl»: mat.