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zacacalli.
Headword:
zacacalli.
Principal English Translation:
a war game that involved carrying a bloodied broom made of zacate (straw), as described in the Florentine Codex, Book 2, folio 68 verso; this was related to a religious activity that involved Cinteotl and Huitzilopochtli
Attestations from sources in English:
See an image that represents zacacalli in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).