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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "TOH" (as in "toll") + "leh" (as in "let")/

Meaning

A hot, thick, comforting corn-based drink with cinnamon and sweetener, a staple of Mexican mornings, cold days, and holidays. Often served alongside tamales, it is the warm hug in a cup of Mexican breakfast culture.

Examples

Nothing like a hot cajeta atole on a freezing morning.

Atole and tamales together are the classic combo for Candlemas Day.

Regional synonyms

Short for celular (cell phone) in Argentina and Uruguay. The bodily extension you take everywhere, check every five minutes out of pure reflex, and panic about the moment the battery dies.