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teponaztli

teponaztli noun: a type of slit drum used in central Mexico by the Aztecs and related cultures.

Noun

teponaztli (plural teponaztlis)

  1. A type of slit drum used in central Mexico by the Aztecs and related cultures.

Forms of teponaztli

pluralteponaztlis

Origin of teponaztli

From Classical Nahuatl teponaztli.

Questions about teponaztli

What does teponaztli mean?
Teponaztli means a type of slit drum used in central Mexico by the Aztecs and related cultures.
What part of speech is teponaztli?
Teponaztli is a noun.
What is the plural of teponaztli?
The plural of teponaztli is teponaztlis.

Words near teponaztli in the dictionary

  1. tepin
  2. teplizumab
  3. Teplodar
  4. teponaxtle
  5. teponaxtles
  6. teponaztli
  7. teponaztlis
  8. tepor
  9. teporingo
  10. Teposcolula
  11. Teposcolula Mixtec

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