1 huehuetl | Definition of huehuetl

huehuetl

noun
hue·​huetl | \ (ˈ)wā¦(h)wāᵊl\
plural -s

Definition of huehuetl

: an ancient vertically cylindrical Mexican Indian drum usually hollowed from a tree trunk and fitted with a skin head

History and Etymology for huehuetl

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl

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