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The following list of foods are some Mexican menu suggestions for Valentine's Day or any occasion calling for the leisurely enjoyment of a good meal. avocado (aguacate) Persea americana: The Aztecs called it ahuacatl, meaning "testicle tree," because of what they perceived as its resemblance to that part of the male anatomy.

Food For Valentine's Day: Mexican Native Aphrodisiacs 2006

The following list of foods are some Mexican menu suggestions for Valentine's Day or any occasion calling for the leisurely enjoyment of a good meal. avocado (aguacate) Persea americana: The Aztecs called it ahuacatl, meaning "testicle tree," because of what they perceived as its resemblance to that part of the male anatomy.

Food For Valentine's Day: Mexican Native Aphrodisiacs 2006

Known in Mexico as aguacate, a name derived from the Nahuatl ahuacatl, meaning testicle (presumably because of the fruit's shape, although the Aztecs are said to have considered it to be an aphrodisiac) the name palta is more frequently used in other Spanish speaking countries.

The Avocado: On Beyond Guacamole 2003

Known in Mexico as aguacate, a name derived from the Nahuatl ahuacatl, meaning testicle (presumably because of the fruit's shape, although the Aztecs are said to have considered it to be an aphrodisiac) the name palta is more frequently used in other Spanish speaking countries.

The Avocado: On Beyond Guacamole 2003

The name comes from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl, which was apparently inspired by the fruit’s pear-like shape and irregular surface; it means “testicle.”

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

The name comes from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl, which was apparently inspired by the fruit’s pear-like shape and irregular surface; it means “testicle.”

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Aphrodisiacs come in five loosely defined categories: Things that increase circulation and raise body temperature (curry, ginger, chilis); foods that resemble sexual organs (peaches, cucumbers, avocados-the Aztecs called them "ahuacatl," "testicle" in their language); foods involved with reproduction like eggs and sexual organs; rare and exotic substances (see above); and foods that affect and stimulate the senses and promote well-being (wine, spices, chocolate).

FOXNews.com 2010

From its origins in southern Mexico, where it was prized as an aphrodisiac - the Aztecs called it ahuacatl, meaning "testicle," and kept their daughters indoors during harvest season - the avocado spread north to the Rio Grande and south to central Peru before Europeans encountered it.

SFGate: Top News Stories Christine Delsol 2010

"ahuacatl" by the ancient Mexicans; the Spaniards corrupted it to

The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855

All these names are corruptions of the Aztec name of the fruit, _ahuacatl_.

Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Edward Burnett Tylor