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altepetl

altepetl noun: a Nahua community; a pueblo.

Noun

altepetl (plural altepetls or altepemeh)

  1. A Nahua community; a pueblo.

Forms of altepetl

pluralaltepetls
pluralaltepemeh

Origin of altepetl

From Classical Nahuatl āltepētl, from ātl tepētl, literally “water [and] hill”.

Questions about altepetl

What does altepetl mean?
Altepetl means a Nahua community; a pueblo.
What part of speech is altepetl?
Altepetl is a noun.
What is the plural of altepetl?
The plural of altepetl is altepetls.

Words near altepetl in the dictionary

  1. Altenhofen
  2. Altenrhein
  3. Altens
  4. altenuene
  5. altepemeh
  6. altepetl
  7. altepetls
  8. alteplase
  9. alter
  10. alter ego
  11. alter egos

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