n.
Pronunciation: ˌ t ē - ə - ' ka-l ē , ˌ t ā - ə - ' kä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Nahuatl te ō calli, from te ō tl god + calli house
Date: circa 1613
: an ancient temple of Mexico or Central America usually built upon the summit of a truncated pyramidal mound also : the mound itself