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chillapitzalli.

tʃiːllɑpiːtsɑlli
Orthographic Variants: 
chīllapītzalli

enchilada, tortilla and chili dish (see Karttunen)

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chillatolli.

atolli mixed with chile, used as a cure (Valley of Mexico, 1570–1587)
The Mexican Treasury: The Writings of Dr. Francisco Hernández, ed. Simon Varey, transl. Rafael Chabrán, Cynthia L. Chamberlin, and Simon Varey (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2000), 112.

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chilli nicaaquia.

to transplant chile pepper plants

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chilli.

tʃiːlli
Orthographic Variants: 
chiltzintli, chilchotl

chile; chile pepper(s); sometimes a nickname for a penis (and, as such, also spelled chilchotl)
Regarding the sexual connotation for chile, see the story about Tohuenyo in Miguel León-Portilla, Erótica nahuatl (México: El Colegio Nacional y Artes de México y el Mundo, 2018), 10–39.

chilli pepper.
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chillo cacahuatl.

Orthographic Variants: 
chillo cacauatl

a beverage made with cacao (chocolate) and chile peppers (see Molina)

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chillo.

something that has chile in it, or something cooked with chile as an ingredient (see Molina)

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chīlloh.

s.t. covered with chilli.
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chillotia.

tʃiːlloːtiɑː

to throw chile peppers into a stew

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chilmalacatl.

tʃiːlmɑlɑkɑtɬ

a certain large and round herb or weed

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chīlmōla.

to grind chile in a grinding bowl.
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chilmolcaxitl.

tʃiːlmoːlkɑʃitɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
chilmulcaxitl

a stew pot, or a dish containing chile (see Molina)

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chilmolli.

tʃiːlmoːlli
Orthographic Variants: 
chilmulli

salsa or a dish with chilies

chilli sauce.
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chīlnacatl.

meat basted with chilli sauce.
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chilnamacac.

one who sells chile peppers

Fr. Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex: General History of the Things of New Spain; Book 10 -- The People, No. 14, Part 11, eds. and transl. Arthur J. O. Anderson and Charles E. Dibble (Santa Fe and Salt Lake City: School of American Research and the University of Utah, 1961), 67.

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chilpach.

tʃiːlpɑtʃ
Orthographic Variants: 
chīlpach

profusion or scattering of chili peppers (see Karttunen)

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chilpan.

tʃiːlpɑːn
Orthographic Variants: 
chīlpān

a type of wasp; also, a medicinal herb (see Karttunen)

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chilpatli.

tʃiːlpɑhtɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
chīlpahtli

plant with toxic milky sap (see Karttunen)

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chīlpōlhuiliā.

to smear ground chile on s.o.’s tortilla or meat.
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chīlpōloā.

to smear ground chile on a tortilla or meat.
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chilpopotl.

tʃiːlpopoːtɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
chīlpopōtl

a type of leguminous (see Karttunen)

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