Xipe

[ shee-pey; Spanish hee-pe ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the Aztec god of sowing or planting.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Xipe¹

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

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Example Sentences

The black face-line is the distinguishing mark of god F, just as it is of the Aztec Xipe.

From Project Gutenberg

There is slight mention of the deity Xipe Totec in the Spanish writers.

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xi particle xiphi-

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