"chocolatl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /tʃokolaːt͡ɬ/ Forms: chocolātl [canonical]
Etymology: Uncertain. Popularly accepted **xocolātl, through xocolia (“to make sour”) + ātl (“water”), literally “to make the water sour”, ultimately from xococ (“sour”) + ātl (“water”), the substitution of /tʃ/ for /ʃ/ not being uncommon. Etymology templates: {{unc|nci}} Uncertain, {{compound|nci|xocolia|ātl|t1=to make sour|t2=water}} xocolia (“to make sour”) + ātl (“water”), {{compound|nci|xococ|ātl|t1=sour|t2=water}} xococ (“sour”) + ātl (“water”) Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|head=chocolātl}} chocolātl
  1. A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others).
    Sense id: en-chocolatl-nci-noun-Lcw~Q6Eq Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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