occalli
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom octli (“pulque, wine”) + calli (“house”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editoccalli (inanimate)
- (it is) a place where pulque is made or stored
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 34v:
- Bodega de vino vino calli. octlaliloya.occalli.
- A wine cellar. vino calli. octlaliloya. occalli.
- (colonial) (it is) a place where wine is made or stored; a wine cellar or winery.
Synonyms
edit- (place where pulque is made or stored): octlālīlōyān
- (wine cellar or winery): octlālīlōyān, vino calli
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa