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flower war

flower war noun: a kind of ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies.

Noun

flower war (plural flower wars)

  1. (historical) A kind of ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies.

Synonyms of flower war

Forms of flower war

pluralflower wars

Origin of flower war

Calque of Classical Nahuatl xochiyaoyotl. Named either for: * the death involved known as xochimiquiztli (“flowery death”), a glorious death in war where the souls of warriors go to a paradise * the splendid costumes worn by warriors, causing them to be compared to flowers ripe for harvest

Questions about flower war

What does flower war mean?
Flower war means a kind of ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies.
What part of speech is flower war?
Flower war is a noun.
What is the plural of flower war?
The plural of flower war is flower wars.

Words near flower war in the dictionary

  1. flower stem
  2. flower stems
  3. flower sticks
  4. flower wall
  5. flower walls
  6. flower war
  7. flower water
  8. flower weevil
  9. flower weevils
  10. Flower's Cove
  11. flower-bearing

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