chilate

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlātl (literally “chili water”), from chīlli (“chili”) + ātl (“water”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈlate/ [t͡ʃiˈla.t̪e] Rhymes: -ate Syllabification: chi‧la‧te === Noun === chilate m (plural chilates) (El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua) a traditional beverage, the contents thereof consist of ground toasted corn and allspice. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === aguachile === Further reading === “chilate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025