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Xipe Tótec

"our lord the flayed one"

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SHEE·peh TOH·tehk

3 syllables. The highlighted syllable takes the stress. Pronunciation guide

Built from

xīpēhuato flay+to-our+tēuctlilord

What Xipe Tótec means

Xipe Tótec is a name from Nahuatl (Aztec) mythology meaning "our lord the flayed one". It is built from xīpēhua (to flay) and to- (our) and tēuctli (lord). It is pronounced SHEE-peh TOH-tehk.

God of spring, agriculture and goldsmiths, shown wearing a flayed skin symbolizing renewal. Deity name; a story name rather than a given name.

Spellings and variants: Xipe Totec.

Related meanings: mythology, earth, life.

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Xipe Tótec means our lord the flayed one

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