The American physitian, or, A treatise of the roots, plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, herbs, &c. growing in the English plantations in America describing the place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues and uses of them, either for diet, physick, &c. : whereunto is added a discourse of the cacao-nut-tree and the use of its fruit, with all the ways of making of chocolate ... / by W. Hughes.

THE EXPLANATION.

A

Achiote, or Achiotl.

A Fruit, or rather the Seed, growing in a shell on a Tree in the Indies, which they use to colour their Bodies with when they go to war, thereby to seem the more terrible to the Enemy: And also when it is prepared, they sometimes use it to colour Chocolate withal.

Agies;

see Chile.

Atatexi.

A certain drink much used in Ameri∣ca heretofore, made of Cacao-Nuts, Maiz, &c.

Atolle.

Flour of Indian Wheat, and water mixed together, to put into Chocolate.

B

Banillas.

This is a Seed which groweth in a Cod, almost like unto a Kidney-Bean, on Trees in the Indies, much used by some in Chocolate.

C

Cacaua-Quahvil

Is the Cacao-Tree, that beareth the fruit of which Chocolate is made.

Cacaos, Cacaotl, Cacautl, Cacahuatl.

All these names do signifie the fruit of a Tree, (or rather the kernel of that fruit) which groweth in many places in America; and of the Kernels is made the Chocolate.

Cacao.

One single Kernel, or Nut.

Chile, Chille, or Chili.

A sort of red Pepper, of which there is great store in Jamaica.

Chocolata, Chocolat, Chocolatl, Choco∣late, Chocolatte, or Chocolet.

All these names signifie one and the same thing; i. e. a Drink much used in the West-Indies, and now very familiar∣ly known in Europe: chiefly made of Ca∣cao-Paste and Water; whereunto is some∣times

Chalcacaos, or Clalcacautl.

A certain sort of Cacaos, so called, which denotes them to be the very best.

G

Garyophyllon;

see Pimienta.

H

Haitini;

see Chile.

M

Maiz.

Indian Wheat, or Indian Corn.

Mecacuce, Mechasuchil, Mecsacuchil, Me∣sacuchil, Mecaxochel, Manoijtos.

All these names signifie a kinde of Pep∣per growing in Mexico, and other places thereabouts; which heretofore was often put into Chocolate.

Molinet, or Molinillo,

Is a Chocolate-stick, to mill it with in a Pot to make it froth.

O

Orejuelas, or Orichelas.

A Tree in America, whose flowers here∣tofore were often put into Chocolate.

P

Pimienta, or Pimenta.

Sweet-scented Pepper, called by some Jamaica-Pepper.

Paniso, or Pocholt.

A sort of Grain in the Indies, which is sometimes put into Chocolate.

Pistachia-Nuts

Are certain Nuts which come from Smyrna, Tripoli, and other places in Tur∣key; the Kernels of which are sometimes beaten up with Cacaos in the making of Chocolate.

Pumagua;

see Achiote.

T

Tlixochitl, or Tlixochil;

See Banillas.

V

Vaynillas;

see Banillas.

Ʋchu;

see Chille.

Ʋrucu;

see Anchiote.

X

Xochinacaztli, or Xochinacatlis

See Orejuelas.

FINIS.