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Champurrado

"mixed-up one"

Say it

chahm·poo·RRAH·doh

Where it comes from

Spanish champurrar (to mix one drink into another) + -ado

What Champurrado means

Champurrado is a Mexican drink name of Spanish origin meaning "mixed-up one". It comes from Spanish champurrar (to mix one drink into another) + -ado. It is pronounced chahm-poo-RRAH-doh, and it is most associated with the whole country.

It is atole with chocolate stirred in, and the name says nothing more than that two drinks were mixed. The verb champurrar is also used for mixing languages badly.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Agua fresca, horchata, atole, tepache, pulque, mezcal. Most Mexican drink names are the name of the plant or grain they are made from, and the agave spirits are named for the towns and regions that make them.

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Champurrado means mixed-up one

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