chiyampinolli

chiyampinolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• chianpinolli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chiyan (“chia”) +‎ pinolli (“pinole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃijampiˈnolːi]

Noun

chiyampinolli (inanimate)

1. (it is) a beverage made from pinole and chia.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r.

     luego muy de manána les dabá a beber cierta bebida llamada chiápinolli, y cada vno bebia quáto q́ria […]

     then, early in the morning, they gave them to drink a certain drink called chiyanpinolli, and each one drank as much as he wanted […]

Related terms

• pinolātl