Xipe

Xi·pe

[shee-pey; Spanish hee-pe]
noun
the Aztec god of sowing or planting.
Also called Xi·pe To·tec [shee-pey toh-tek; Spanish hee-pe taw-tek] .


Origin:
< Nahuatl Xīpēuh Totēuc; xīpēuh peeled, skinned; totēuc, totēcuh our lord, equivalent to to- our + tēuc(tli), tēcuh(tli) lord

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