atole

English

Atole

Etymology

From Spanish atole, from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.

Noun

atole (usually uncountable, plural atoles)

1. 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

cornmeal beverage

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: atoli
• Central Mazahua: t’ejme
• Central Nahuatl: atolli
• Classical Nahuatl: ātōlli
• K'iche': qʼor jaʼ
• Ometepec Nahuatl: atoli
• Papantla Totonac: ke̱la, kela
• Purepecha: kamata
• Q'eqchi: uq'un
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: siaab
• Southeastern Tepehuan: atuulh
• Spanish: atole (es) m, atol (es) m
• Tataltepec Chatino: ycua
• Western Huasteca Nahuatl: atoli
• Yosondúa Mixtec: toli

See also

• atole on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Galician

Verb

atole

1. inflection of atolar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɔ.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
• Syllabification: a‧to‧le

Noun

atole

1. nominative plural of atol
2. accusative plural of atol
3. vocative plural of atol

Portuguese

Verb

atole

1. inflection of atolar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Alternative forms

• atol (Cuba, El Salavador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtole/ [aˈt̪o.le]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: a‧to‧le

Noun

atole m (plural atoles)

1. (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

• dar atole con el dedo

Related terms

• xocoatole

Descendants

• → English: atole

See also

• champurrado

Further reading

• “atole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10