chac mool
See also: Chac Mool
English
Noun
chac mool (plural chac mools)
- 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)
- (archaeology) a chacmool
Alternative forms
- Chac Mool, chac-mool, chacmol
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