calpolli

English

Alternative forms

• calpulli

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”).

Noun

calpolli (plural calpolli or calpollis or calpoltin)

1. A subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".

Synonyms

• chinamitl
• tlaxilacalli

Anagrams

• pollical

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• calpulli

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ pōlli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑlˈpoː.lːi/

Noun

calpōlli

1. A subdivision of an altepetl

Descendants

• → English: calpolli, calpulli

References

• "calpolli", " calpulli", Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2009-2026). «Gran Diccionario Náhuatl». gdn.iib.unam.mx (Electronic Dictionary). Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México.
• "calpolli", Stephanie Wood (2000-2026). «Online Nahuatl Dictionary». nahuatl.wired-humanities.org. University of Oregon, State of Oregon, USA.
• Alexis Wimmer (2006-2026), “malinal.net”, in Dictionnaire de la langue Nahuatl Classique [Classical Nahuatl Language Dictionary] (in French)