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Definition of: teocalli
(tē′ə·kal′ē, Sp. tā′ō·kä′yē) noun
1. A temple peculiar to the ancient Mexicans and Central Americans, usually erected on a truncated pyramid.
2. A mound of similar form. Also te·o·pan (tā′ō·pän′). [<Sp. <Nahuatl, house of the god <teotl a god + calli house]
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