"calpulli" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calpullis [plural], calpolli [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”). Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|nci|calpolli}} Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli Head templates: {{en-noun}} calpulli (plural calpullis)
  1. (historical) An Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-calpulli-en-noun-1i684IEH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, History of Mexico

Inflected forms

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