caltzalantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ -tzālan (“between”) +‎ -tli (“(absolutive)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈt͡saːlant͡ɬi/

Noun

caltzālantli

1. 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

• cuauhtzālantli

References

• “caltzalantli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.