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[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Atole.jpg/220px-Atole.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Spanish atole, from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.
Noun
[edit]atole (usually uncountable, plural atoles)
- A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
- 1851, Mayne Reid, The Scalp Hunters[1]:
- "Pan fino, pan bianco!" screams the baker; and other cries from the vendors of atole, huevos, and leche, are uttered in shrill, discordant voices.
- 2006 January 13, David Hammond, “Beyond the Burrito, Part 2: Michoacan”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
- Since the days of the Tarascans, the corn-loving folks of Michoacan have enjoyed atole, a maize-based gruel flavored with chocolate, fruit, tamarind, or herbs.
- 2007 April 13, S. Kirk Walsh, “Festivals With a Mexican Flair”, in New York Times[3]:
- Visitors can learn to make their own tortillas or sample the traditional cornmeal drink atole.
Translations
[edit]cornmeal beverage
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See also
[edit]Galician
[edit]Verb
[edit]atole
- inflection of atolar:
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atole
- nominative plural of atol
- accusative plural of atol
- vocative plural of atol
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]atole
- inflection of atolar:
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]atole m (plural atoles)
- (Mexico) atole, a thick, sweet, corn-based drink or gruel served hot
- dar atole con el dedo
- to deceive someone with false promises
- (literally, “to feed someone atole with your finger”)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: atole
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “atole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɔlɛ
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