xayacatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

xāyacatl

  1. face
    Synonym: īxtli
  2. mask

Derived terms

Northern Puebla Nahuatl

Noun

xayacatl

  1. mask

References

  • Brockway, Earl, Hershey de Brockway, Trudy, Santos Valdés, Leodegario (2018) Diccionario náhuatl del norte del estado de Puebla (Series de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas "Mariano Silva y Aceves"; 42)‎ (in Spanish), segunda ILV edición (versión electrónica) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 242