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calpolli

calpolli noun: a subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".

Noun

calpolli (plural calpolli or calpollis or calpoltin)

  1. A subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".
    Synonyms:
    chinamitl, tlaxilacalli

Synonyms of calpolli

  • chinamitl
  • tlaxilacalli

Forms of calpolli

pluralcalpolli
pluralcalpollis
pluralcalpoltin
alternative formcalpulli

Origin of calpolli

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

Questions about calpolli

What does calpolli mean?
Calpolli means a subdivision of an altepetl; a "barrio".
What part of speech is calpolli?
Calpolli is a noun.
What is the plural of calpolli?
The plural of calpolli is calpolli.

Words near calpolli in the dictionary

  1. calphostin
  2. calphostins
  3. Calpi
  4. Calpine
  5. CALPIRG
  6. calpolli
  7. calpollis
  8. calpoltin
  9. calponin
  10. calponins
  11. calpox

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