huehuetl

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noun

An ancient Mesoamerican percussion instrument, an upright tubular drum made from a wooden body opened at the bottom that stands on three legs cut from its base, with skin stretched over the top, and played by hand or with a mallet.

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Meanings

nounhuehuetl (plural huehuetls)

plural huehuetls

  1. entertainmentAn ancient Mesoamerican percussion instrument, an upright tubular drum made from a wooden body opened at the bottom that stands on three legs cut from its base, with skin stretched over the top, and played by hand or with a mallet.
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APA

huehuetl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huehuetl

MLA

“huehuetl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huehuetl. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huehuetl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huehuetl.

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