page_title: Petate
hierarchical_section_title: Petate
caption_attribution_description: English: A bedroll commonly found in Latin America.
context_page_description: A petate is a bedroll used in Central America and Mexico. Its name comes from the Náhuatl word petlatl. The petate is woven from the fibers of the Palm of petate. The Royal Spanish Academy defines it as a bed. Generally petates are woven in quadrangular forms, though not to any exact dimensions.
context_section_description: A petate [peˈtate] is a bedroll used in Central America and Mexico. Its name comes from the Náhuatl  word petlatl [ˈpet͡ɬat͡ɬ]. 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.
caption: A petate, a bedroll common in Latin America.