teocallis

Variant of teocalli

teocalli definition

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

noun pl. teocallis -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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