Atole
/əˈtoʊleɪ/noun
A hot, thick drink or porridge made from masa or corn flour, especially in Mexico and Central America.
Did you know?Atole comes from Nahuatl atolli, a pre-Columbian corn drink whose name survived Spanish colonization and is still tied to one of Mesoamerica’s oldest staple foods.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
atolli
“a thin corn gruel or drink”
16th Century
Spanish
atole
“borrowed form used for the Mesoamerican corn drink”
Early Modern English
English
atole
“a borrowed term for the Mexican corn-based drink”
Modern English
English
atole
“a hot cornmeal drink or porridge”