teocalli

teocalli Definition

teo·calli (tē′ō kal′ē; Sp te′ō̂ kä′yē)

noun pl. -·cal′·lis-ēz; Sp, -yēs

an ancient Mexican or Central American temple of the Aztecs, usually a building on a truncated pyramid

Etymology: Nahuatl teo:kalli, temple < teo:λ, god + kalli, house

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