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Definition:
1. The cover or roof of the edifice - repeatedly refers to any material or structure used to protect the interior from external elements.
2. It is a process of covering or placing a protective layer over the edifice.
Pronunciation: /ˈti ɡeɪt/ ("TEE-gate")

Significance:
• Commonly, it is used in construction and architecture to describe the act of roofing or adding a protective cover to an edifice.
• It can refer to the roof itself as a noun. Also, it is the action of installing or adding the cover as a verb.
Singular noun: tegate
Plural noun: tegates
Past verb: tegated
Present verb: tegate, tegates
Examples:
• "The laborers carefully installed the tegate to ensure the edifice was aqua resistant."
• "After a long day, they finally tegated the new edifice, adding a beautiful finish to the structure."
• "The old tegate necessitated replacement after years of climatic damage."
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City of Baja California,Mex., across border tecate, CA. , aprox. 100000 hab. , where TECATE beer it's brewed.
El mejor pan dulce es de tecate...
Tecate by 666999 June 11, 2006

Tecateme 

Slang. Verb. Imperative.

"Pass me a beer." usually of the inexpensive variety or specifically a Tecate.

From: Tecate (a mexican beer ) + me (first person pronoun)
Kevin: Tecateme
Chris: What kind? PBR or Miller?
Kevin: PBR.
Tecateme by brown_ct July 10, 2009
Tecate by unknown December 9, 2003

tecate league

an amateur baseball league (or beer league) in which a significant majority of the participants are of Mexican descent. derives its name from a popular brand of Mexican beer.
tecate leagues are quite common throughout California and the American Southwest.
tecate league by King Ahid July 16, 2004

Tecate Boxing 

A quasi-legal drinking game with simple rules. 1 minute of time is allotted for the two Tecate Boxers (referred to herein as the contestants) to shotgun a can of Tecate. 5 minutes of time are then allotted for a round of bare knuckle boxing. These six minutes constitute one round. The contestants play ten rounds for a match of Tecate Boxing, totaling one hour and ten beers consumed. Weapons are not only allowed but encouraged. There are no other rules. There are no winners in Tecate Boxing, only losers, unless you have clearly defeated your opponent, in which case you are the winner of Tecate Boxing.
Guy 1: Let us play Tecate Boxing this eve.
Guy 2: Agreed. I am going to belt you until you can no longer see.
Guy 1: K. I will go and retrieve the icy cool beverages.
Guy 2: Fuck you, you muppet.
Tecate Boxing by Soups McGee October 15, 2012

tekateryeakitekatekroteriyakiyek 

The fancy way of saying teriyaki
Guy 1: Hey bro lets go get some tekateryeakitekatekroteriyakiyek
Guy 2: What???