tlalocan in Classical Nahuatl

IPA: /t͡ɬaːˈloːkaːn̥/ Forms: tlālōcān [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Tlāloc (“Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god”) + -tlān (“place”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|nci|Tlāloc|-tlān|id2=place|t1=Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god|t2=place}} Tlāloc (“Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god”) + -tlān (“place”) Head templates: {{head|nci|noun|head=tlālōcān}} tlālōcān

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"tlalocan" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

Noun