teopixcacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From teōpixqui (“priest”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te.oː.piʃ.kaːˈká.lːi]

Noun

teōpixcācalli (inanimate, plural teōpixcācalli)

(colonial, Christianity) (it is) a monastery.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 86v. col. 1.
  Moneſterio de monges. teopixcacalli. teopixca- / chantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.
  A monastery for monks. teopixcacalli. teopixcachantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.
- Idem, f. 101r. col. 2.
  Teopixcacalli. moneſterio de religioſos.
  Teopixcacalli. a monastery for churchmen.

Synonyms

teōpixcāchāntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 86v, 101r

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