amate means paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
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amate is pronounced /əˈmɑːteɪ/.
Etymology
From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).
noun
- Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
- An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
verb
- To dishearten, dismay.e.g.“Shall I accuse the hidden cruell fate, / And mightie causes wrought in heauen aboue, / Or the blind God, that doth me thus amate, / For hoped loue to winne me certaine hate?” — 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- To be a mate to; to match.e.g.“More lucklesse disadventures did amate” — 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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- amadou 54% match — A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder. vs amate →
- bast 53% match — Inner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made. vs amate →
- daluwang 52% match — mulberry bark, traditionally used in Java to make paper and clothing. vs amate →
- ambary 52% match — A fiber plant (Hibiscus cannabinus), whose fiber is used for making various items, including rope, canvas and paper. vs amate →
- papreg 52% match — A kind of paper laminate treated with phenolic resin. vs amate →
- barkcloth 50% match — A soft, thick, slightly textured fabric made from the inner bark of certain trees, pounded together. vs amate →