CACAO AND CHOCOLATE
@article{Dakin2000CACAOAC, title={CACAO AND CHOCOLATE}, author={Karen Dakin and S{\o}ren Wichmann}, journal={Ancient Mesoamerica}, year={2000}, volume={11}, pages={55 - 75} }
The origin of the words $lsquo;cacao$rsquo; and $lsquo;chocolate$rsquo; and their use in the reconstruction of the early history of Mesoamerica, remain very controversial issues. Cambell and Kaufman (1976, American Antiquity 41:80–89), for example, proposed that the word $lsquo;cacao$rsquo; originated from Mixe–Zoque languages, thus possibly representing Olmec traditions. According to this argument, other Mesoamerican languages, including Nahuatl, borrowed the word as a symbol of prestige and…
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