It is the same as chirmolera, mortar, martajera, bowl of clay pot to make chirmole. It is a cooking appliance for making sauces or mashing grains. This term is of Nahuatl origin.
Molcajete:utensilio small cocina.bote stone, or wood with a mallet from the same material used to crush some spices.
Molcajete: Piece carved in stone to prepare sauce with tomatoes and chilies.
thing to grind the chile
If by here in puerto rico, say ' ' pilon ' ' mostly make plastic wood and resin lately.
device for making sauces