olloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ollo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ōlli (“latex”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈoː.lːoʔ]

Noun

ōlloh (inanimate)

something filled with or bearing latex
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.
  Olli . cierta goma de arboles medicinal, deque ha / zen pelotas para jugar con las nalgas. / Ollo . coſa que tiene deſta goma.
  Olli. a certain type of medicinal gum extracted from trees, from which they make balls to play with their buttocks. / Ollo . something having this gum.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76r

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