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xochiayo cacahuatl.

Headword: 
xochiayo cacahuatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a beverage made from cacao with certain dried, ground flowers (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
xochiayo cacauatl
Alonso de Molina: 

xochiayo cacauatl. beuida de cacao con ciertas flores secas y molidas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 160r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Beverages
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao
Flowers
Plants, Trees, Flora