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Where does “cacahuacintle” come from?

cacahuacintle (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl cacahuacentli, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

cacahuacintle (Spanish): A variety of maize with large, whitish grains,...

Definitions

  1. A variety of maize with large, whitish grains,...

Ancestry of “cacahuacintle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcacahuacentlia cacao pod
2Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
3Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
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