calpulli

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noun

An Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state.

OriginClassical Nahuatl calpolli →
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Meanings

nouncalpulli (plural calpullis)

plural calpullis · alternative calpolli

  1. historicalAn Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlcalpolli
  2. Englishcalpulli

Learned borrowing from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from calli (“house”) + -polli (“big”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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