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Meaning of zabache



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It's a word of Nahuatl origin. It means "the one who goes to 7 tombs". In many Catholics it is tradition, on Good Friday, to visit seven tombs in the manner of penance for the death of Jesus Christ and in the spirit of atoning for sins. In the State of Oaxaca in Mexico, there is a municipality called San Andrés Zabache.

  



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It can be the municipality of San Andrés Zabache, in Oaxaca (Mexico). Or a jet bug.

  

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John Rene Plaut

ZABACHE 1 . Municipality of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico 2 . Contraction of the words za , vaa and che which in Nahuatl language means "he who goes to 7 tombs". Not to be confused with AZABACHE semi-precious black stone that in Persian was said sabaj and then in Arabic al-sabaj

  










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