[Aztlan] Pozole

[David Hixson]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my query.  I'll be
trying some of the ideas as soon as I can.  But to
build upon something Sharon raised:

Sharon wrote:
> What you describe is, in my experience, usually
> called/spelled pozol -
> whether to distinguish it from the central mexican
> pozole (which more likely
> took its name from the drink), or not.

Well, in the area of Yucatan where I work, it is
definitely "pozole" (with the last /e/ pronounced). 
However, this brings up an interesting linguistic
factoid.  Pozole is the central Mexican (Nahuatl??)
term that the Maya use for this drink when speaking in
Spanish.  They will even (jokingly) turn it into a
Spanish verb "pozolear" (to take a break and drink
pozole).  However, when speaking in Maya, they use the
term "K'eyem" for the drink, which is its proper Maya
name.  And, when speaking to a gringo, they often joke
and call it "Yohgurt".

I know that cacao (cacaw[a]) and I believe atole (sa')
have been found written in Maya glyphs on ceramic
drinking vessels.  Has K'eyem ever been found in any
ancient Maya texts?  I would guess not, simply because
it is not a very "special" drink, and is usually
consumed in the field using a plain gourd.  However,
I'd be curious to hear from the epigraphers on the
list.

-Dave

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David R. Hixson
Aztlan Moderator &
Doctoral Candidate
Tulane University
Dept. of Anthropology
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