huehuetl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

huehuetl huehuetls
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