totolcalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtolin (“turkey hen”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtolcalli (inanimate)

chicken coop, henhouse
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 128v:
  Gallinero. totolcalli.totoltepancalli.
  A chicken coop. totolcalli. totoltepancalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 1:
  Gallinero. totolcalli. totoltepancalli.
  A chicken coop. totolcalli. totoltepancalli.
- Idem, f. 150v. col. 1.
  Totolcalli. gallinero.
  Totolcalli. a chicken coop.

Synonyms

tōtoltepancalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 65r, 150v

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