Moche is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Moche in a sentence
Moche meaning
An imported package of spun silk.
Using Moche
- The main meaning on this page is: An imported package of spun silk.
- In the example corpus, moche often appears in combinations such as: the moche, moche culture, moche people.
Context around Moche
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Moche
- In this selection, "moche" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, complex, seealso, main, culture, people and civilization stand out and add context to how "moche" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the moche has been and americas seealso moche jaguar 300. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "moche" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with moche
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jewelry main Moche gold necklace depicting feline heads. (8 words)
Sweet potatoes or camotes are often found in Moche ceramics. (10 words)
Relation to humans Ceramic manta ray made by Moche people, 200 AD. (12 words)
In mythology and culture Pre-Columbian Americas seeAlso Moche Jaguar (300 AD) Larco Museum Lima, Peru Jaguar warrior in the Aztec culture In pre-Columbian Central and South America, the jaguar was a symbol of power and strength. (38 words)
Wester de la Torre has championed this more recent excavation and has managed to get this site recognised as part of the rather complex Moche (prior to the Wari) and Lambayeque (post Wari) trail. (34 words)
Pre-Incan cultures The Moche people frequently placed llamas and llama parts in the burials of important people, as offerings or provisions for the afterlife. (25 words)
Example sentences (14)
Moche culture The Moche of northern Peru practiced mass sacrifices of men and boys.
The hall where the murals were uncovered in 2022 is thought to have been a center of much importance for the Moche civilization.
Wester de la Torre has championed this more recent excavation and has managed to get this site recognised as part of the rather complex Moche (prior to the Wari) and Lambayeque (post Wari) trail.
In mythology and culture Pre-Columbian Americas seeAlso Moche Jaguar (300 AD) Larco Museum Lima, Peru Jaguar warrior in the Aztec culture In pre-Columbian Central and South America, the jaguar was a symbol of power and strength.
Jewelry main Moche gold necklace depicting feline heads.
Knowledge about the Moche has been derived mostly from their ceramic pottery, which is carved with representations of their daily lives.
Pre-Incan cultures The Moche people frequently placed llamas and llama parts in the burials of important people, as offerings or provisions for the afterlife.
Relation to humans Ceramic manta ray made by Moche people, 200 AD.
Religion The Moche people of ancient Peru worshiped the sea and its animals.
Sweet potatoes or camotes are often found in Moche ceramics.
The later Moche culture of northern Peru used the jaguar as a symbol of power in many of their ceramics.
The Moche culture from Northern Peru made ceramics from earth, water, and fire.
The Moche culture of pre-Columbian Peru depicted llamas quite realistically in their ceramics.
The nose and ear ornaments, chest plates, small containers and whistles are considered masterpieces of ancient Peruvian culture. citation Moche ear ornaments. 1–800 AD.
Common combinations with moche
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: