taxcal

See also: táxcal

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl tlaxcalchiquihuitl (“basket for carrying tortillas”), from tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tasˈkal/ [t̪asˈkal],
• IPA^(key): /taɡsˈkal/ [t̪aɣ̞sˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al

Noun

taxcal m (plural taxcales)

1. (Mexico) A basket used to carry or store tortillas.

See also

• chiquihuite

References

• Template:R:DRAE 2001