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Noun edit

teopan (plural teopans)

  1. An Aztec temple.

Central Huasteca Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

From teotl (deity, god) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

teopan

  1. church, temple.

References edit

  • Vocabulario básico náhuatl-español (2004); Secretaría de Educación Pública, Gobierno del Estado de Hidalgo; Mexico.

Central Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

teopan

  1. (Tlaxcala) church

Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From teōtl (god) +‎ -pan (forming locations, -ium).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

teōpan (locative)

  1. A temple, a shrine dedicated to any of multiple Aztec deities.
  2. (Christianity) A Roman Catholic place of worship; a church.

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References edit

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 74, 101
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 489