chac mool

See also: Chac Mool

English

Noun

chac mool (plural chac mools)

  1. Alternative spelling of chacmool

Spanish
A Chac-Mool statue in situ in Chicen Itza.

Etymology

Coined as Chaacmol by the British antiquarian Augustus Le Plongeon, who adapted the term from Yucatec Maya and claimed the meaning to be "thunderous paw". The original name of the Chac Mool sculptures remains unknown.

Noun

chac mool m (plural chac mooles)

  1. (archaeology) a chacmool

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