cuachcalli

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === quachcalli (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From cuāchtli (“large cotton sheet”) +‎ calli (“house, structure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kʷaːt͡ʃˈka.lːi] === Noun === cuāchcalli (inanimate) canopy, awning ornaments or decoration for a bed; bed canopy Idem, f. 64r. Cielo de cama. quachcalli. A bed canopy. quachcalli. a store that sells cloth or canvas '1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 234v. Tienda de lienço. quachcalli. A store selling cloth. quachcalli. ==== Synonyms ==== (bed canopy): cuāchcalyahualli ==== Derived terms ==== cuāchcallālia (verb) cuāchcaltōpīlli cuāchcalyahualli === References === Frances Karttunen (1992), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 84r