taxcal

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See also: táxcal

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from Classical Nahuatl tlaxcalchiquihuitl (“basket for carrying tortillas”), from tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tasˈkal/ , /taɡsˈkal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tax‧cal

Noun

taxcal m (plural taxcales)

  1. (Mexico) a basket used to carry or store tortillas

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