teocalcuitlapilli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From teōcalli (“temple”) +‎ cuitlapilli (“rear”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

teōcalcuitlapilli (inanimate)

A chapel within a church.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 24v. col. 1:
  Capilla de ygleſia. teocalcuitlapilli.
  A chapel of a church. teocalcuitlapilli.
- Idem, f. 100r. col. 2.
  Teocalcuitlapilli. capilla de ygleſia, donde eſta / el altar y retablo.
  Teocalcuitlapilli. a chapel of a church, where the altar and retable are located.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 24v, 100r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 483

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