teocalli

[ tee-uh-kal-ee, tey-uh-kah-lee; Spanish te-aw-kah-yee ]

/ ˌti əˈkæl i, ˌteɪ əˈkɑ li; Spanish ˌtɛ ɔˈkɑ yi /

noun, plural te·o·cal·lis [tee-uh-kal-eez, tey-uh-kah-leez; Spanish te-aw-kah-yees]. /ˌti əˈkæl iz, ˌteɪ əˈkɑ liz; Spanish ˌtɛ ɔˈkɑ yis/.

a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.

Origin of teocalli

1605–15; <Nahuatl, equivalent to teō(tl) god + calli house

Words nearby teocalli

Ten-Wheeler, ten-yard rule, Ten Years' War, Tenzing, Tenzing Norgay, teocalli, Teófilo Otoni, teosinte, Teotihuacán, tepal, tepary bean

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Example sentences from the Web for teocalli

Great bonfires shot up from the teocalli, and they could see the savages swarming to overwhelm them.
The Spanish Pioneers|Charles F. Lummis
On the teocalli of Mexico the Spaniards could count one hundred and thirty-six thousand human skulls piled in a horrid pyramid.
The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru|Lewis Spence
But it always reminds me of a Mexican teocalli, and the altar of sacrifice.
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu|Sax Rohmer
Inside these were kept the idols of the gods to whom the teocalli was sacred.
The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru|Lewis Spence

Within the enclosure of the Teocalli there were forty other temples dedicated to various Aztec gods.
Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2|Brantz Mayer

British Dictionary definitions for teocalli

teocalli

/ (ˌtiːəʊˈkælɪ) /

noun plural -lis

any of various truncated pyramids built by the Aztecs as bases for their temples

Word Origin for teocalli

C17: from Nahuatl, from teotl god + calli house

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	teocalli
释义	teocalli [ tee-uh-kal-ee, tey-uh-kah-lee; Spanish te-aw-kah-yee ] / ˌti əˈkæl i, ˌteɪ əˈkɑ li; Spanish ˌtɛ ɔˈkɑ yi / noun, plural te·o·cal·lis [tee-uh-kal-eez, tey-uh-kah-leez; Spanish te-aw-kah-yees]. /ˌti əˈkæl iz, ˌteɪ əˈkɑ liz; Spanish ˌtɛ ɔˈkɑ yis/. a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple. Origin of teocalli 1605–15; <Nahuatl, equivalent to teō(tl) god + calli house Words nearby teocalli Ten-Wheeler, ten-yard rule, Ten Years' War, Tenzing, Tenzing Norgay, teocalli, Teófilo Otoni, teosinte, Teotihuacán, tepal, tepary bean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teocalli Great bonfires shot up from the teocalli, and they could see the savages swarming to overwhelm them. The Spanish Pioneers\|Charles F. Lummis On the teocalli of Mexico the Spaniards could count one hundred and thirty-six thousand human skulls piled in a horrid pyramid. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru\|Lewis Spence But it always reminds me of a Mexican teocalli, and the altar of sacrifice. The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu\|Sax Rohmer Inside these were kept the idols of the gods to whom the teocalli was sacred. The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru\|Lewis Spence Within the enclosure of the Teocalli there were forty other temples dedicated to various Aztec gods. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2\|Brantz Mayer British Dictionary definitions for teocalli teocalli / (ˌtiːəʊˈkælɪ) / noun plural -lis any of various truncated pyramids built by the Aztecs as bases for their temples Word Origin for teocalli C17: from Nahuatl, from teotl god + calli house Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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