chilate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlātl (literally “chili water”), from chīlli (“chili”) + ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈlate/ [t͡ʃiˈla.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ate
Syllabification: chi‧la‧te

Noun

chilate m (plural chilates)

(El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a traditional beverage, the contents thereof consist of ground toasted corn and allspice.

Derived terms

chilatear
chilatero

See also

aguachile

Further reading

“chilate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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