chacmool

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya chak moʼol (“jaguar”, literally “red paw”). The name was first given by Augustus Le Plongeon to a statue of this type discovered at Chichén Itzá in 1875.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑkˌmoʊl/

Noun

chacmool (plural chacmools or chacmooles)

(archaeology) A stylized, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone sculpture depicting a reclining male figure with the head raised and turned to one side, holding a small tray over the stomach.

Alternative forms

chac mool, chac-mool
chacmol (rare)

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