xamixcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From xamitl (“brick”) +‎ ixca (“to cook, bake”); compare texcalli (“oven”) and tlaxcalli (“tortilla”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃa.miʃˈka.lːi]

Noun

xamixcalli (inanimate)

1. a brick of fired adobe
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:

     Ladrillo de barro cozido.   xamixcalli.

     A brick of fired clay. xamixcalli.

Derived terms

• xamixcalchīhualōyān
• xamixcalcopīnalōyān

References

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