teocalli

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

noun

, plural te·o·cal·lis [tee-, uh, -, kal, -eez, tey-, uh, -, kah, -leez, te-aw-, kah, -yees].

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

teocalli

/ ˌtiːəʊˈkælɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teocalli¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teocalli¹

C17: from Nahuatl, from teotl god + calli house

Example Sentences

For more advanced, opt for the 401, Doctors Park and Teocalli Ridge.

From Washington Post

One strong party, with a number of priests at its head, got possession of the great teocalli.

From Project Gutenberg

Teocalli, te-ō-kal′li, n. one of the temples of the aborigines of Central America, which were erected on the top of a four-sided pyramid, and the remains of which are chiefly found in Mexico.

From Project Gutenberg

This Teocalli is said to have been completed in the year 1486, during the reign of the eighth sovereign of Tenochtitlan or Mexico, and occupied that portion of the present city upon which the cathedral stands and which is occupied by some of the adjacent streets and buildings.

From Project Gutenberg

The outer wall of the Great Temple, itself, was soon passed by the hot-blooded cavaliers, some of whom rushed up the stairs and circling corridors of the Teocalli, whence they pushed the priests over the sides of the pyramid and tore off the golden mask and jewels of the Aztec war-god.

From Project Gutenberg