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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From xamitl (“brick”) + ixca (“to cook, bake”); compare texcalli (“oven”) and tlaxcalli (“tortilla”).
Pronunciation
Noun
xamixcalli (inanimate)
- a brick of fired adobe
Derived terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa