cacahuatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cacahuatl

  1. cacao
  2. peanut

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

    From Proto-Nahuan *kakawatl, ultimately a borrowing from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *kakawa +‎ -tl (absolutive noun suffix). Compare Yucatec Maya kakaw.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ka.ˈka.wat͡ɬ]

    Noun

    cacahuatl (inanimate)

    1. cacao, cocoa bean

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Spanish: cacahuate, cacahuete
    • Spanish: cacao (see there for further descendants)

    References

    • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 209
    • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 18
    • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 212
    • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2006) “History of the Word for 'Cacao' and Related Terms in Ancient Meso-America”, in Cameron L. McNeil, editor, Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao, University Press of Florida, →ISBN, pages 117-130

    Tetelcingo Nahuatl

    Etymology

    Cf. Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl.

    Noun

    cacahuatl

    1. Cacao.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 18, 112