Tlaloc
Of uncertain root, perhaps tied to Nahuatl tlalli "earth, land, soil": what the Aztecs called their god of rain and thunder.
Meaning and origin
Tlaloc was the god of rain, thunder and lightning, one of the oldest and most widely honoured deities of central Mexico, worshipped long before the Aztec empire itself by cultures such as Teotihuacan.
How to pronounce Tlaloc
| Spanish (Latin America) | TLAH-lok /ˈtlalok/ |
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