caltzalantli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From calli (“house”) + -tzālan (“between”) + -tli (“(absolutive)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caltzālantli
- a street between houses; an alley
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11v. col. 2:
- caltzalantli. la calle entre las casas.
- (caltzalantli. the street between houses.)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “caltzalantli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.