calmecatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (house) +‎ mecatl (lineage).

Pronunciation

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