teohcalli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): teokal

Noun

teohcalli

1. temple.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• teocalli, teucalli (obsolete or historical spellings)

Etymology

From a glottalized form of teōtl (“God”) +‎ calli (“a house; building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [té.oʔˈkálːi]

Noun

teohcalli inan (teohcalli plural, teohcalli)

1. (colonial, Catholicism) (it is) a church; a church house.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 146v:

     Ygleſia.lo meſmo vel,teopã.teopantli.teocalli.teopancalli.

     A church building. the same as teopã.teopantli.teocalli.teopancalli.

   • ibid., f. 233r.

     Templo. teucalli teupantli

     A temple. teoualli. teupantli

Synonyms

• iglesia, teopan, teopancalli, teopantli