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Chalcese

Chalcese noun: the people of Chalco.

Noun

Chalcese pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) The people of Chalco.
    • In order to provide victims for the ſolemn coronation of their kings, the Mexicans uſed to quarrel with ſome neighbouring nation, and ſlaughter their priſoners. This was now the fate of the Chalcheſe.1782, review of Storia antica del Messico, in The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, vol. 54, page 144
    • Itzcoatl died in 1436, at an advanced age, and Montezuma was called to the throne; one of the first acts of his reign was to build an immense temple, and he was no sooner placed on the imperial seat, than he was called to a war between the Chalcese and the Tezcucans1818, R. H. Bonnycastle, Spanish America, volume 1, page 111
    Synonyms:
    Chalca, Chalcas, Chalcans

Synonyms of Chalcese

Forms of Chalcese

alternative formChalchese

Questions about Chalcese

What does Chalcese mean?
Chalcese means the people of Chalco.
What part of speech is Chalcese?
Chalcese is a noun.

Words near Chalcese in the dictionary

  1. chalcedonius
  2. chalcedony
  3. chalcedonyx
  4. chalcenteric
  5. chalcenterous
  6. Chalcese
  7. Chalchese
  8. chalchihuitl
  9. chalchihuitls
  10. Chalchuapa
  11. chalcid

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