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Where does “tlacanacatl” come from?

tlacanacatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl tlācatl — human; person, human; a person; slave.

tlacanacatl (Classical Nahuatl): human flesh

Definitions

  1. human flesh

Ancestry of “tlacanacatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltlācatlhuman; person, human; a person; slave
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