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teocalli

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Noun
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te=o=cal=li

CIDE DICTIONARY

teocallin. [Mexican.].
     Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc.  [1913 Webster]
    "And Aztec priests upon their teocallis
    Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin.
    "  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

teocalli, n. (pl. teocallis) a temple of the Aztecs or other Mexican peoples, usu. on a truncated pyramid.

Etymology
Nahuatl f. teotl god + calli house

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