Caxtillan chiyancaca

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

castillan chiancaca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) +‎ chiyancaca (“marzipane-like sweetener”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaʃˌtíː.lːaːn t͡ʃi.jaŋˈká.ka]

Noun

Caxtīllān chiyancaca (inanimate)

(it is) sugar.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 7r:
  Açucar negro deſta tierra. chiancaca. / Açucar de caſtilla. lo meſmo. vel.caſtillan chiancaca.
  Black sugar of this land. chiancaca. / Castilian sugar. the same, or caſtillan chiancaca.

Synonyms

chiyancaca

Descendants

Spanish: chancaca

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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