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chillo cacahuatl.

Headword: 
chillo cacahuatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a beverage made with cacao (chocolate) and chile peppers (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
chillo cacauatl
Alonso de Molina: 

chillo cacauatl. beuida de cacao con axi.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 21r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Beverages
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao