telpochcalli

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl telpochcalli (“house of youth”).

telpochcalli (plural telpochcallis or telpochcalli or telpochcaltin)

1. (historical) A school for the children of Aztec commoners.

• calmecac

From tēlpōchtli (“young man”) +‎ calli (“house”).

• IPA^(key): /teːlpoːtʃkalli/

tēlpōchcalli

1. house for young men
2. school for Aztec commoners

• calmecac

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 221.