chacmool

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/ˈt͡ʃɑkˌmoʊl/

noun

A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach.

OriginYucatec Maya chak moʼol →
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Meanings

nounchacmool (plural chacmools or chacmooles)

plural chacmools · plural chacmooles · alternative chac mool · alternative chac-mool · alternative chacmol

  1. archaeologyA stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach.

Origin

  1. Yucatec Mayachak moʼol“jaguar”
  2. Englishchacmool

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol (“jaguar”, literally “red paw”). The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875.

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Translations

Spanish chacmol
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APA

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“chacmool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chacmool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chacmool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chacmool.

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