calmecac

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noun

A school for the children of Aztec nobility.

Opposite
telpochcalli
OriginClassical Nahuatl calmecac →
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Meanings

nouncalmecac (plural calmecacs or calmecac)

plural calmecacs

  1. historicalA school for the children of Aztec nobility.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
telpochcalli

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlcalmecac“house of the lineage”
  2. Englishcalmecac

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl calmecac (“house of the lineage”).

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APA

calmecac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calmecac

MLA

“calmecac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calmecac. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calmecac,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calmecac.

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