tecuacan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Euphonic extension of *tēuccān, formed irregularly from tēuctli (“lord, nobleman”) +‎ -cān, which should yield *tēccān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teːˈkʷa.kaːn]

Noun

tēcuacān (locative)

1. A royal or aristocratic residence; a palace or mansion.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:

     Palacio real.  tecpan.tlatocan.totecuacan.

     A royal palace. tecpan. tlatocan. totecuacan.

Synonyms

• (royal palace): huēyi tēcpan, tēcpan, tlahtohcān
• (aristocratic residence): tēcpancalli, tēcpan

References

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