Can you give me examples of Nahuatl or Aztec influence in Philippine language and culture?

Question

I know that there are lots of Aztec or Nahuatl influence in Philippine culture but I don't know what they are.

I need them, so that I prove to my Mexican chat mate that Mexico have had a profound but often overlooked influence in Philippine culture and society.

Thank You.

Answer 1

they just both eat corn.

Answer 2

Just google "Manila-Mexico Galleon trade." A couple of years ago I researched this on the internet out of personal curiousity.

This "relationship" had a lot to do with Spain, who also had Mexico as a subject/colonized country. The trade lasted long. So seafarers from Mexico and Manila are always part of these cargo ships and along the way there was surely a mingling of cultures. In my readings then, there was even a town in Mexico (somewhere in/near acapulco) that was believed to have Filipino ancestry because of the 3 centuries of galleon trade. Top-of-mind everyday words we got from them are:

-kakawate (cacahuate)

-cacao, madre de cacao

-atsuete (achuete)

-sayote (?)

-Mais (maiz?)

We also have some flora that originated from Mexico.