calpulli

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calpulli

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

noun calpullis · calpolli

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

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"calpulli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calpulli. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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calpulli. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calpulli

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"calpulli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calpulli.

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@misc{calpulli_2026,
  title = {calpulli},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calpulli},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}