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Scope note
Periods of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican calendars comprising 20 days, not coordinated with the lunar cycle. The term is most frequently used with respect to the 365-day Aztec calendar, the xiuhpohualli, although 20-day periods are also used in the 365-day Maya calendar (the Mayan tun), as well as by other Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Zapotec and Mixtec. A period of twenty-days in the xiuhpohualli or Nahua solar calendar. A period of twenty days in the xiuhpohualli or Nahua solar calendar.
veintenas
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024