tlecalli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tlecalli

chimney.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬeˈka.lːi]

Noun

tlecalli (inanimate)

A chimney or flue, a duct for conducting smoke.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 65v:
  Chimenea. tlecalli.
  A chimney. tlecalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35v. col. 1:
  Chimenea. tlecalli.
  A chimney. tlecalli.
- Idem, f. 147r. col. 1.
  Tlecalli. chimenea, o humero.
  Tlecalli. a chimney, or a flue.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 35, 147

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