cuauhcalli

cuauhcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quauhcalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“wood”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷaʍˈka.lːi]

Noun

cuauhcalli (inanimate)

1. A large wooden cage used as a prison.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 144r.

     Iaula grãde. quauhcalli.

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 218.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 61.