chiyancaca
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- chiancaca (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
Based on chiyan (“chia seed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chiyancaca (inanimate)
- 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 edit
Descendants edit
- Spanish: chancaca
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa