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Where does “teòclaid” come from?

teòclaid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English chocolate, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.

teòclaid (Scottish Gaelic): chocolate

Definitions

  1. chocolate

Ancestry of “teòclaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchocolateA food made from ground roasted cocoa beans; A...
2Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
3Classical Nahuatlchocolātl—
4Nahuatlchicolātl—
Every word from Nahuatl chicolātl →