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chakana

chakana noun: a stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.

chakana: a stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures
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Noun

chakana (plural chakanas)

  1. A stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.
    Synonyms:
    Andean cross

Synonyms of chakana

Forms of chakana

pluralchakanas

Origin of chakana

Borrowed from Quechua chakana

Questions about chakana

What does chakana mean?
Chakana means a stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.
What part of speech is chakana?
Chakana is a noun.
What is the plural of chakana?
The plural of chakana is chakanas.

Words near chakana in the dictionary

  1. Chajnantor
  2. chak-chak
  3. chak-chaks
  4. chakacha
  5. chakalaka
  6. chakana
  7. chakanas
  8. Chakarian
  9. Chakarians
  10. Chakavian
  11. Chakavians

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