mazacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

maçacalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“horse”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma.saːˈka.lːi]

Noun

mazācalli (inanimate)

stable
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 26r. col. 1.
  Caualleriza o eſtablo.maçacalli.
  A stable or stall. maçacalli.
- Idem, f. 50r. col. 1.
  Maçacalli. caualleriza.
  Maçacalli. a stable.

Synonyms

cahuāllocalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 26, 50

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