Calli
/ˈkɑː.li/noun
A Mesoamerican term, especially in Nahuatl, meaning 'house.'
Did you know?In Classical Nahuatl, *calli* is the ordinary word for “house,” and it appears in many place names and compounds across central Mexico.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nahuatl
calli
“house, dwelling”
16th Century
Spanish
calli
“recorded by Spanish chroniclers as a Nahuatl word for house”
Modern English
English
calli
“used in linguistic and historical contexts as a Nahuatl loanword”
Modern English
English
cali
“informal clipped form of California, unrelated etymologically”