cacaxte

noun

ca·​cax·​te

kəˈkästē

plural -s

: a square wooden packing frame or crate that has four legs and a net cover and is carried on the back especially by Guatemalan Indians with the help of a tumpline

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cacaxtle, cacaxte, from Nahuatl cacaxtli small ladder for carrying things on the back

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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