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zompantli.

in some Mesoamerican civilizations, a wooden rack or palisade used for the public display of human skulls

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/θomˈpantli/[θõmˈpãn̪.t̪li]/somˈpantli/[sõmˈpãn̪.t̪li]
  1. in some Mesoamerican civilizations, a wooden rack or palisade used for the public display of human skulls

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tzompantli (“skull rack”), of debated composition. Perhaps from tzontli (“hair, head”) (compare tzontecomatl (“head, skull”)) + pantli (“flag, banner”), or simply (“row”).

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