Professor Michael D. Coe argues that the word xocolatl appears in "no truly early source on the Nahuatl language or on Aztec culture." [1]
- This "bitter" is translation from "agrio" in Spanish for vinegar[1],for lemon. The word "acid" is a paraphrase. "Bitter" for chocolate is "amargo" in Spanish.
- ^ "Encounter and Transformation":Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe "The True History of Chocolate" Thames and Hudson, New York.(1996); (October 2000) ISBN 978-0500282298; 2 edition (October 29, 2007)ISBN 978-0500286968
- ^ This "bitter" is translation from "agrio" in Spanish. it is a paraphrase for "acid". "Bitter" for chocolate is "amargo" in Spanish.