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Where does “cacahuatl” come from?

cacahuatl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

cacahuatl (Classical Nahuatl): cacao, cacao bean

Definitions

  1. cacao, cacao bean

Ancestry of “cacahuatl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

Words derived from “cacahuatl”

  • cocoa
  • cacao
  • noncocoa
  • cocoalike
  • kokosh cake
  • cacaine
  • cacahuacintle
  • Cacao
  • cacaotal
  • cacao
  • cacaotero
  • cacahuete
  • cacahuate
  • cacaoyer
  • cacahuète
  • cacaoté
  • cacao
  • cacaotier
  • Kakaobohne
  • Kakao
  • Kakaobaum
  • Kakaobutter
  • Kakaomasse
  • Kakaopulver
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