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Table 1 Vocables referring to the fermented agave sap (pulque) among some Indigenous Mesoamerican languages

From: Pulque and pulquerías of Mexico City: a traditional fermented beverage and spaces of biocultural conservation

Indigenous language

Name given to the fermented agave sap

Hñähñu

sei, ñogui

Ixcatec

Maya

chih

Mixtec

nducha kuijin, ndute kuijin, ndixi kuijin

Nahuatl

octli, iztacoctli, neutli, meoctli

Ngiwa

sa thuá

Purhépecha

urape

Zapotec

ñùpi yòocho, ni-zòo yòocho, zu