caltzalantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ -tzālan (“between”) +‎ -tli (“(absolutive)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalˈt͡saːlant͡ɬi/

Noun

caltzālantli

a street between houses; an alley
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11v. col. 2:
  caltzalantli. la calle entre las casas.
  (caltzalantli. the street between houses.)

Related terms

cuauhtzālantli

References

“caltzalantli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

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