calmecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ mecatl (“lineage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kalˈmekat͡ɬ/

Noun

calmecatl inan

  1. priests dormitory.
  2. variant of calmecac.

References

de Sahagún, Bernardino (1997) Thelma D. Sullivan, et al, editors, Primeros Memoriales, University of Oklahoma Press, page 119

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