altepetlalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ tlālli (“land, earth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːɬ.te.peːˈt͡ɬaː.lːi]

Noun

āltepētlālli (inanimate)

communal land; land belonging to a town or city.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2.
  Altepetlalli. tierras del comun.
  Altepetlalli. communal lands.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 4

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