taxcal

See also: táxcal

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from Classical Nahuatl tlaxcalchiquihuitl (“basket for carrying tortillas”), from tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + chiquihuitl (“basket”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʃˈkal/ [t̪aʃˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

taxcal m (plural taxcales)

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

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Further reading

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