chinancalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From chināmitl (“cane fence”) +‎ calli (“structure, house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.naːŋˈka.lːi]

Noun

chināncalli (inanimate)

1. A house or enclosure fashioned from cane or hedge.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1:

     Chinancalli.cercado de ſeto.

     Chinancalli. a hedge enclosure.

Derived terms

• xōchichināncalli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 21r