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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures..
Tenamaste stones were used as pot rests or firedogs in a cooking fire.
Also, at the foot of the tenamastes people bury coins, chiles, grains of corn, and a handful of beans to assure that the domestic food supply will never run out. [...] Contemporary Totonac usually construct a wooden box with legs that is filled with dirt on which the tenamastes are placed. The most sacred place in the main room is the home altar [...]
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Tenamaste means Any of the three stones traditionally used to elevate a comal above a fire in Mesoamerican cultures..
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Tenamaste stones were used as pot rests or firedogs in a cooking fire.
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