cuauhcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quauhcalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“wood”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷaʍˈka.lːi]

Noun

cuauhcalli (inanimate)

A large wooden cage used as a prison.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 144r.
  Iaula grãde. quauhcalli.

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 218.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 61.

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