Definitions for teocallis

teocallis te·o·cal·li

Spelling: [tee-uh-kal-ee, tey-uh-kah-lee; Teocallis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 625 anagrams from letters in teocallis (aceillost).

Definitions for teocallis

noun

  1. a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.

Origin of teocallis

1605-15; Nahuatl, equivalent to teō(tl) god + calli house

Examples for teocallis

It was near the place where the great teocalli stood, and where the principal monuments of Mexico were.

On an island, in the land of Aztlan, stands a teocalli, like the temples of worship in Mexico.

Inside these were kept the idols of the gods to whom the teocalli was sacred.

Then he turned to view the teocalli, which he found not unworthy of his regard.

But it always reminds me of a Mexican teocalli, and the altar of sacrifice.

Its form, like that of the other Mexican teocalli, was a truncated cone.

This pyramid, or teocalli is the most stupendous monument erected by the race.

In the midst arose the huge mound of the teocalli, menacing, formidable.

The Spaniards surround the teocalli and you will be killed or taken prisoner.'

He was then conducted to a teocalli some three miles from the city of Mexico.

Word Value for teocallis
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

Similar words for teocallis
Word of the day