Nanacates
/ˌnænəˈkɑːtɪz/noun
Mushrooms, especially edible mushrooms, in a term borrowed from Mexican Spanish.
Did you know?The singular Spanish form nanacate comes from Classical Nahuatl nanacatl, a word referring broadly to fungi or mushrooms; some psychoactive mushrooms were used ceremonially in Mesoamerica.
Etymological Timeline
Before the 16th Century
Classical Nahuatl
nanacatl
“Mushroom or fungus”
16th Century
Nahuatl
nanacatl
“A mushroom or edible fungus, recorded by Spanish missionaries and lexicographers”
16th–17th Century
Mexican Spanish
nanacate
“Mushroom, borrowed from Nahuatl”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
nanacate / nanacates
“Mushroom or mushrooms, especially in Mexican usage”
Modern English
English
nanacate / nanacates
“A mushroom or mushrooms; a specialized loanword from Mexican Spanish”