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cacahuapinolli.

Headword: 
cacahuapinolli.
Principal English Translation: 

the cocoa drink, or the powder for it (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
kɑkɑwɑpinoːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

cacauapinolli. beuida de cacao, o la harina del.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 10v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Beverages
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao
Food, Eating, Cooking