Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

altepetl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-te-petl
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Nahua community; a pueblo.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: āltepētl

Inflected Forms

altepetls (plural) altepemeh (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

calpolli

Questions

What does altepetl mean?: A Nahua community; a pueblo.
Where does altepetl come from?: From Classical Nahuatl āltepētl, from ātl tepētl, literally “water [and] hill”.

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