noun, masculine/mekaˈpal/plural: mecapales
tumpline
“Mecapalli. mecapal, cordel para lleuar carga acueſtas.” — Mecapalli. tumpline, cord to bear a load on the back.
Synonyms: bambador
Related: mecapalero
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mecapalli (“tumpline”), based on mecatl (“cord, rope”).