temazcalli

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

temazcalli

  1. lodge, sweat bath.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tēma (to pour, bathe by pouring) +‎ calli (house, structure).

Pronunciation

Noun

temāzcalli (plural temāzcaltin)

  1. A sweat lodge, sweat bath.
    temazcalli. casilla como estufa, adonde se bañan y sudan.
    (temazcalli. small house like an oven, where they bathe and sweat.)

Descendants

  • Spanish: temazcal

References

  • temazcalli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.