[CH] RE: Achiote

Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 20:02:30

>From: "T. Matthew Evans" <matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu>

>Xnipec
>(an ancient Mayan word meaning "hot as a dog's nose",

Yes, that is an often-told tale.  However, it s a little-known falsehood 
that "xnipec" is actually the sound made by an Asthmahound Chihuahua that 
has just sniffed at a pile of habanero dust.

- A


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