Thursday Word: Teocalli

[calzephyr]

Teocalli - noun.

Teocallis are terraced, Mesoamerican pyramids where important rituals occurred. A temple sits at the top of the pyramid.

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[prettygoodword]

+1 would look up again

[calzephyr]

Sweet! I actually came across the word in an article about a long-lost teocalli in Mexico--https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgw553/archaeologists-discovered-a-lost-ancient-temple-of-legend-in-mexico