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chilcacahuatl.

Headword: 
chilcacahuatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a cacao (chocolate) drink with added chile (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
chilcacauatl
IPAspelling: 
tʃiːlkɑkɑwɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

chilcacauatl. beuida de cacao con chilli.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 20v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Beverages
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao