tecuacan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Euphonic extension of *tēuccān, formed irregularly from tēuctli (“lord, nobleman”) +‎ -cān, which should yield *tēccān.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teːˈkʷa.kaːn]

Noun

tēcuacān (locative)

A royal or aristocratic residence; a palace or mansion.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:
  Palacio real. tecpan.tlatocan.totecuacan.
  A royal palace. tecpan. tlatocan. totecuacan.

Synonyms

(royal palace): huēyi tēcpan, tēcpan, tlahtohcān
(aristocratic residence): tēcpancalli, tēcpan

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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