teocalli

Noun

te=o=cal=li

CIDE DICTIONARY

teocalli, n. [Mexican.].

Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form, such as were built by the aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc. [1913 Webster]

"And Aztec priests upon their teocallis
Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin." [1913 Webster]

teocalli, n. (pl. teocallis) a temple of the Aztecs or other Mexican peoples, usu. on a truncated pyramid.

Etymology

Nahuatl f. teotl god + calli house