chinancalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From chināmitl (“cane fence”) +‎ calli (“structure, house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.naːŋˈka.lːi]

Noun

chināncalli (inanimate)

A house or enclosure fashioned from cane or hedge.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1.
  Chinancalli.cercado de ſeto.
  Chinancalli. a hedge enclosure.

Derived terms

xōchichināncalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 21r

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