octlaliloyan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• octlaliloya (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From octlālīlo, passive form of octlālia (“to make pulque”), +‎ -yān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ok.t͡ɬaː.liːˈlóː.jaːn̥]

Noun

octlālīlōyān (locative)

1. (in) a place where pulque is made and 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) (in) a place where wine is made and stored; a winery or wine cellar
   • 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.

Synonyms

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

References

• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 354