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prettygoodwordteocalli (tee-uh-KAL-ee, tey-uh-KAH-lee) - n., a Mesoamerican ceremonial structure consisting of a terraced pyramid with a temple on top.
Commonly associated with the Aztecs but used by several other neighboring peoples. Teocalli can refer to the whole temple structure or the pyramid alone.
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We got the word from Spanish around 1610, who got it from probably Classical Nahuatl teohcalli, from teōtl, god + calli, house/building.
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Commonly associated with the Aztecs but used by several other neighboring peoples. Teocalli can refer to the whole temple structure or the pyramid alone.
Thanks, WikiMedia!
We got the word from Spanish around 1610, who got it from probably Classical Nahuatl teohcalli, from teōtl, god + calli, house/building.
Administrivia: I'm off the rest of the week for the Stateside holiday -- posting resumes on Monday.
---L.
