English Explanatory Dictionary

calpolli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".

Word forms

calpolli calpollis calpoltin calpulli

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”).

Synonyms

chinamitl tlaxilacalli
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