occalli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 14 October 2017

Etymology

From octli (“pulque, wine”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [okˈká.lːi]

Noun

occalli (inanimate)

1. (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.

2. (colonial) (it is) a place where wine is made or stored; a wine cellar or winery.

Synonyms

• (place where pulque is made or stored): octlālīlōyān
• (wine cellar or winery): octlālīlōyān, vino calli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa