An Aztec weapon resembling a sword or club; a curved obsidian blade set in a wooden handle.
From Nahuatl acxoyatl, the Aztec language. A cultural term that entered English through historical records of Mesoamerican civilizations.
The acxoyatl was terrifyingly effective—obsidian is sharper than modern surgical steel, and Conquistador accounts describe it cutting through Spanish armor—yet it's rarely mentioned outside academic contexts.
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