capoloctli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- capuloctli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From capolin (“wild cherry”) + octli (“fermented drink; pulque”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
capoloctli (inanimate)
- (it is) an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of the wild cherry
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 2:
- Vino de cerezas.capuloctli.
- Wine made from cherries. capuloctli.
- Idem, f. 12v. col. 1.
- Capuloctli . vino de cerezas .
- Capuloctli. wine made from cherries.
- Capuloctli . vino de cerezas .
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 117v, 12v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 67