chilhuacmolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

chiluacmulli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chīlli (“chili”) +‎ huācqui (“something dry”) +‎ mōlli (“a stew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːɬ.waːkˈmóː.lːi]

Noun

chīlhuācmōlli (inanimate)

(it is) a sauce or stew seasoned with dry chili.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1.
  Chiluacmulli. ſalſſa o guiſado de axi ſeco.
  Chiluacmulli. a sauce or stew of dry chili.

Related terms

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 21

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