Caxtillan texocooctli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• castillã texoco octli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) +‎ texocotl (“wild apple”) +‎ octli (“pulque, wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te.ʃo.koˈok.t͡ɬi]

Noun

Caxtīllān texocooctli (inanimate)

1. apple cider (alcoholic beverage)
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 244r:

     Vino de mançanas.  caſtilla texoco octli.mãçana octli.

     Wine [made] from apples.  caſtilla texoco octli. mãçana octli.

Synonyms

• manzana octli

Related terms

• xocooctli

References

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