cacahuaatl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- cacaua atl, cacauaatl (obsolete spellings)
Etymology edit
From cacahuatl (“cacao bean”) + ātl (“water”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cacahuaātl (inanimate)
- a water-based drink made from ground maize and cacao; cocoa
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 33r:
- Beuida de cacao y mayz. cacaua atl .
- A beverage of cacao and maize. cacaua atl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 19v. col. 1:
- Beuida de cacao con mayz. cacaua atl.
- A beverage of cacao with maize. cacaua atl.
- Idem, f. 10v. col. 2.
- Cacauaatl.beuida de cacao.
- Cacauaatl. a drink made from cacao.
- Cacauaatl.beuida de cacao.
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References edit
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 19, 10