petate

Petate
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A ** petate **  [|[pe'tate]] is a bedroll used in Central America and [|Mexico]. Its name comes from the [|Náhuatl] word // petlatl //  [|['pet͡ɬat͡ɬ]]. The petate is woven from the fibers of the Palm of petate ( //[|Leucothrinax morrisii] // ). The [|Royal Spanish Academy] defines it as a bed. Generally petates are [|woven] in quadrangular forms, though not to any exact dimensions. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petate

Sleeping Used as a bedroll

Foodies Fresh cheese (queso fresco) is sold in markets wrapped in individual miniature petates which are reused by the cheese sellers.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petate