Etymology

takanakuy

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Today it means: A traditional annual fighting event held on 25 December by the inhabitants of Chumbivilcas Province near Cuzco in Peru. Full definition →

Quechua takanakuy
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The story

  1. Quechua · borrowed fromtakanakuy“to hit each other”
  2. English todaytakanakuy

Borrowed from Quechua takanakuy (“to hit each other”).

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