English
A gourd that has been dried and hollowed, used to carry beverage to the field or any long journey away from home. Usually plugged with a dried corn cob. The term is comes from Nahuatl.
The workers were accustomed to taking a large beverage jug to the fields to ensure that they remained hydrated in the heat of the summer sun.
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*Adoptada del idioma nahuatl.
Los trabajadores estaban acostumbrados a llevar una tecomate a los campos para asegurarse de mantenerse hidratados bajo el calor del sol de verano.
Qʼeqchiʼ
Jun rix k'um chaqi ut hopol xsa', na'oksiman re xk'amb'al uk'a'sa' li pim maraj re li elk yalaqb'ar natj rik'in li ochoch. Wank naq na'tz'apmank re rik'in xb'aqlaqil chaqi hal.