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tlapacalli.

Headword: 
tlapacalli.
Principal English Translation: 

some type of house, earthen? (see the attestations)

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

ynin caltzintli yhuehuecalli tlapacalli... yn oce calli tlapacalli ynic quixnamiqui yn icalaquiyampa tonatiuh yhuan oc no centetl tlaxamanilcalli = esta casa vieja terrada... otra casa terrada que mira al poniente, y otra casa tengo techada con tlagamanil [sic pro: tejamanil] (Toluca, 1621)
Vidas y bienes olvidados: Testamentos en náhuatl y castellano del siglo XVII, vol. 3, Teresa Rojas Rabiela, et al, eds. (México: CIESAS, 2002), 136–137.

themes: 
Architecture, Construction, Buildings