chilate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlātl (literally “chili water”), from chīlli (“chili”) + ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈlate/ [t͡ʃiˈla.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: chi‧la‧te

Noun

chilate m (plural chilates)

1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a traditional beverage, the contents thereof consist of ground toasted corn and allspice.

Derived terms

• chilatear
• chilatero

 

See also

• aguachile

Further reading

• “chilate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014