xamixcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From xamitl (“brick”) +‎ ixca (“to cook, bake”); compare texcalli (“oven”) and tlaxcalli (“tortilla”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃa.miʃˈka.lːi]

Noun

xamixcalli (inanimate)

a brick of fired adobe
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:
  Ladrillo de barro cozido. xamixcalli.
  A brick of fired clay. xamixcalli.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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