Where does “شكلاطة” come from?

شكلاطة (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.

شكلاطة (Hijazi Arabic): chocolate

Definitions

  1. chocolate

Ancestry of “شكلاطة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
2Classical NahuatlchocolātlA drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others)
3Nahuatlchicolātl—
Every word from Nahuatl chicolātl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl →Every word from Spanish chocolate →