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mazacalli.

Headword: 
mazacalli.
Principal English Translation: 

a horse stable (see Molina); note the deer element (mazatl) in this term, which is how Nahuas originally saw horses (SW)

IPAspelling: 
mɑsɑːkɑlli
Alonso de Molina: 

mazacalli. caballeriza.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 50r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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