oce 🐆@jlai.lu to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the words chocolate, cacao, avocado and chili come from the Nahuatl language (Aztec)en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1218
arrow-up1218external-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 · 8 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarebricklove@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 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