pitzocalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From pitzotl (“pig”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

pitzocalli (inanimate)

pigsty, pigpen
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 60v:
  çahurda de puercos. pitzocalli. coyame calli.
  a pigsty. pitzocalli. coyame calli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 33v. col. 1:
  çahurda de puercos. pitzocalli. coyamecalli.
  a pigsty. pitzocalli. coyamecalli.
- Idem, f. 82v. col. 1.
  Pitzocalli. çahurda de puergos.
  Pitzocalli. a pigsty.

Synonyms

coyamecalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 33, 82

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