cacahuapinolli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- cacauapinolli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From cacahuatl (“cacao bean”) + pinolli (“flour”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cacahuapinolli (inanimate)
- (it is) a powdered beverage made from toasted and ground cacao beans and maize
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 2:
- Cacauapinolli. beuida de cacao, o la harina del.
- Cacauapinolli. a cacao beverage, or the powder for it.
- a drink made with this powder; cocoa
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 2:
- Cacauapinolli. beuida de cacao, o la harina del.
- Cacauapinolli. a cacao beverage, or the powder for it.
Synonyms
[edit]- (drink): cacahuaātl
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 10