teponaxtle

noun

tep·​o·​nax·​tle

variants or teponaxtli or teponaztli

ˌtepəˈnästlē

plural -s

: a Mexican slit-drum of Aztec origin

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish & Nahuatl; Mexican Spanish teponaxtle, from Nahuatl teponaztli

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