teohcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

teōtl "god" + calli "house; building"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /te.oʔkalli/

Noun

teohcalli

Temple; church.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 146v.
  Ygleſia.lo meſmo vel,teopã.teopantli.teocalli.teopancalli.
- 1555: ibid., f. 233r.
  Templo. teucalli teupantli

Synonyms

iglesia
teopan, teopantli
teopancalli

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