molcajete
Sign in to savethumb|350px|Molcajete and tejolote with peppers to be ground A molcajete (; Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl molcaxitl) and tejolote (from Nahuatl texolotl) are stone tools, the traditional Central American and especially, the Mexican version of the mortar and pestle used for grinding various food products.
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thumb|350px|Molcajete and tejolote with peppers to be ground A molcajete (; Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl molcaxitl) and tejolote (from Nahuatl texolotl) are stone tools, the traditional Central American and especially, the Mexican version of the mortar and pestle used for grinding various food products.
Huge molcajetes have been found from use in the pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican period. They had lids and the set is believed to have been used for burials of members of high status in society.