chiyancaca

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

chiancaca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Based on chiyan (“chia seed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.jaŋˈká.ka]

Noun

chiyancaca (inanimate)

A dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 7r:
  Açucar negro deſta tierra. chiancaca.
  Black sugar of this land. chiancaca.

Derived terms

Caxtīllān 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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