tsantsa

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noun

A shrunken head made by the Shuar and related people of South America.

OriginSpanish tsantsa ← Shuar tsantsa →
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Meanings

nountsantsa (plural tsantsas)

plural tsantsas

  1. A shrunken head made by the Shuar and related people of South America.

Origin

  1. Shuartsantsa
  2. Spanishtsantsa
  3. Englishtsantsa

Borrowed from Spanish tsantsa, itself borrowed from Shuar tsantsa.

More words from Spanish, Shuar

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APA

tsantsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsantsa

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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