calmecac

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl calmecac (“house of the lineage”).

Noun

calmecac (plural calmecacs or calmecac)

  1. (historical) A school for the children of Aztec nobility.

Antonyms

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calmecatl (“house of the lineage”) +‎ -c (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalmekak/

Noun

calmecac inan (plural calmecac)

  1. school for Aztec nobility.

Antonyms

References

Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 22

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