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Caxtillan chiyancaca
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Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
nci castillan chiancaca obsolete spelling
Etymology
From nci Caxtīllān chiyancaca Spain marzipane-like sweetener.
Pronunciation
nci [kaʃˌtíː.lːaːn t͡ʃi.jaŋˈká.ka]
Noun
i Caxtīllān chiyancaca
it is sugar.
nci 1555 w: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
nci chiyancaca
Descendants
es chancaca
References
Alonso de Molina 1571 Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana Editorial Porrúa
nci Sugars