Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flower war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: flow-er war
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

flower wars (plural)

Synonyms

flowery war garland war war of flowers

Questions

What does flower war mean?: A kind of ritual war fought intermittently between the Aztec Triple Alliance and its enemies.
Where does flower war come from?: 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

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