Where does “chancaca” come from?

chancaca (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca — A dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener.

chancaca (Spanish): panela

Definitions

  1. panela

Ancestry of “chancaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlchiyancacaA dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener

Words derived from “chancaca

Every word from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca
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