oce 🐆@jlai.lu to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL the words chocolate, cacao, avocado and chili come from the Nahuatl language (Aztec)en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down11
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkTIL the words chocolate, cacao, avocado and chili come from the Nahuatl language (Aztec)en.m.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆@jlai.lu to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarebricklove@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoChipotle is another one. The tl phoneme is a good clue that it’s a Nahuatl word since it’s uncommon in European languages. That also means the t is at the start of the third syllable rather than the end of the second, chi-po-tle
Chipotle is another one. The tl phoneme is a good clue that it’s a Nahuatl word since it’s uncommon in European languages. That also means the t is at the start of the third syllable rather than the end of the second, chi-po-tle