Tlaloc
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Tlaloc
< Mexican Spanish Tláloc < Nahuatl Tlāloc, equivalent to tlāl ( li ) earth, land + oc lies, is stretched out
Example Sentences
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One side was dedicated to the city’s patron Tlaloc, the god of rain.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The founder of Tlaloc Studios sees working alongside others as integral to his process as an artist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2023
In 2021, Ozzie Juarez founded Tlaloc Studios, an artist studio and gallery in South Los Angeles that quickly became a beloved space for all kinds of creative people in the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
One invokes Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god; another creates a new myth in which the roadrunner is a prophet.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2019
At any rate, the Antillians have worshipped Tlaloc principally, since their sun god failed them.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various
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