caltzalantli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From calli (“house”) + -tzālan (“between”) + -tli (“(absolutive)”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caltzālantli
- a street between houses; an alley
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11v. col. 2:
- caltzalantli. la calle entre las casas.
- (caltzalantli. the street between houses.)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “caltzalantli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.