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atextli.

Headword: 
atextli.
Principal English Translation: 

a beverage made from cacao, said to excite the sexual appetite (Valley of Mexico, 1570–1587)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 109.

Attestations from sources in English: 

"atextli, or thin paste; it is a simple made from about a hundred grains of raw or roasted cacáhoatl, well ground and mixed with as much Indian grain." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 108–109.

themes: 
Beverages
Chocolate, Cocoa, Cacao
Sexuality, Fertility, Reproduction