Where does “chocolates” come from?
chocolates (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chocolate, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
chocolates (Portuguese): plural of chocolate
Definitions
- plural of chocolate
Ancestry of “chocolates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chocolate | chocolate |
| 2 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A 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) |
| 4 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |