calmecac
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl calmecac (“house of the lineage”).
Noun[edit]
calmecac (plural calmecacs or calmecac)
- (historical) A school for the children of Aztec nobility.
Antonyms[edit]
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From calmecatl (“house of the lineage”) + -c (locative suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
calmecac inan (plural calmecac)
- school for Aztec nobility.
Antonyms[edit]
References[edit]
Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 22
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