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tzontli

tzontli noun: an Aztec unit of 400 (men, cocoa beans, ears of maize, etc.).

Noun

tzontli (plural tzontlis)

  1. (historical) An Aztec unit of 400 (men, cocoa beans, ears of maize, etc.).

Forms of tzontli

pluraltzontlis
alternative formtzontle

Questions about tzontli

What does tzontli mean?
Tzontli means an Aztec unit of 400 (men, cocoa beans, ears of maize, etc.).
What part of speech is tzontli?
Tzontli is a noun.
What is the plural of tzontli?
The plural of tzontli is tzontlis.

Words near tzontli in the dictionary

  1. tzolkins
  2. tzompantli
  3. tzompantlis
  4. tzontle
  5. tzontles
  6. tzontli
  7. tzontlis
  8. tzoraas
  9. Tzotzil
  10. Tzotzile
  11. Tzotziles

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