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cacahuatl
Nahuatl · pre-1500s
"cacao bean"
the name for the beans used to make a bitter drink
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cacao
Spanish · 1500s
"cacao bean"
adopted from Nahuatl following the conquest of Mexico
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cacao
English · 1600s
"the bean used to make chocolate"
adopted directly from Spanish
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