tlacaxipehualiztli

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"THere was an other kinde of ſacrifice which they made in divers feaſts, which they called Racaxipe Velitzli^([sic]), which is as much as the fleaing of men."
"Tlacaxipeualiztli, the second Mexican month according to some authorities and the first according to others, began in 1521 on March 8th of our present calendar."

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tlācaxīpēhualiztli, from tlācatl (“person”) + xīpēhua (“to skin”) + -liztli (action suffix).

Tlacaxipeoaliztli (alternative) Tlacaxipeualiztli (alternative)

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What does tlacaxipehualiztli mean?

An Aztec religious festival.

Where does tlacaxipehualiztli come from?

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tlācaxīpēhualiztli, from tlācatl (“person”) + xīpēhua (“to skin”) + -liztli (action suffix).

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