Amate

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A type of bark paper made by Mesoamerican peoples from fig tree bark.

“The Aztecs used amate for ceremonial documents and codices.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·mate

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Words Related to Amate

Anagrams of Amate

Words that use exactly the same letters as “amate”.

atame

Words one letter different

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abate acate agate alate amati amaze

Words you can make from Amate

Shorter words formed from the letters in “amate”.

atma mate meat meta team

Longer words starting with Amate

Words that begin with “amate”.

amateur

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