chiyancaca

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• chiancaca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Based on chiyan (“chia seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.jaŋˈká.ka]

Noun

chiyancaca (inanimate)

1. A dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 7r:

     Açucar negro deſta tierra. chiancaca.

     Black sugar of this land. chiancaca.

Derived terms

• Caxtīllān chiyancaca

Descendants

• Spanish: chancaca

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa