chiyancaca
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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