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teilpilcalli.
Headword:
teilpilcalli.
Principal English Translation:
jail(s) or prison(s) (see attestations)
Orthographic Variants:
telpilcalli
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
icuac opeuh tecpancalli yhuan telpilcali San Joán, yhuan tianquistli motlalli = Entonces se comenzaron el tecpan y la cárcel de San Juan, y se puso el mercado (Mexico City, c. 1572)