teocalli

/ˌteɪ.əˈkɑ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

"their Cazique or Lorde had ſente them, to ſee what Goddes were comen in thoſe Teucallis, that is to ſay, Temple"
"And Aztec priests upon their teocallis / Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin."

From Spanish teocalli, from a Nahuatl [Term?] language; compare Classical Nahuatl teohcalli.

teocallis (plural) teucalli (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

How do you pronounce teocalli?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌteɪ.əˈkɑ.li/.

What does teocalli mean?

An Aztec temple.

Where does teocalli come from?

It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce teocalli

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “teocalli”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌteɪ.əˈkɑ.li/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “teocalli”.

Repeat and practice — Say “teocalli” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.