Etymology

tonalamatl

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Today it means: A divinatory almanac used in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest, and structured around the sacred 260-day year. Full definition →

Classical Nahuatl tōnalāmatl
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · borrowed fromtōnalāmatl
  2. English todaytonalamatl

From Classical Nahuatl tōnalāmatl (literally “book of days”).

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