The word "chocolate” comes from the Aztecs of Mexico, and is derived from the Nahuatl word xocolatl (IPA /ʃo'kola:tɬ/), which is a combination of the words, xocolli, meaning "bitter", and atl, which is "water". The Aztecs associated chocolate with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility. Chocolate is also associated with the Mayan god of fertility