tonalpohualli
English
Noun
tonalpohualli (plural tonalpohuallis)
- A Mexica version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [toː.naɬ.poːˈwa.lːi]
Noun
tōnalpōhualli
- A sacred calendrical period used by the Aztecs. It was composed of 20 trecenas adding up to 260 days.
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See also
- tonalpohualli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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