occalli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From octli (“pulque, wine”) + calli (“house”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
occalli (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