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yeolotl.

Headword: 
yeolotl.
Principal English Translation: 

three ears of corn or maize, or three cocoa pods, or the like (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
jeːoloːtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

yeolotl. tres mazorcas de mayz o de cacao. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 35v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao
Corn, Maize
Food, Eating, Cooking
Numbers, Math