soap that derives from a plant root (see Karttunen and Lockhart)
maaltiaia, mahamoviaia, yoan moxocoqualiaia, quichioaia xocotamalli; yoan tlatonilli, anoҫo itzcuintli qujmjctiaia qujquaia, yoan tlaoanaia = They bathed with water; they washed [their heads] with amolli soap. And fruit was eaten—they made fruit tamales, and sauces. Or they slew and ate a dog, and they drank wine (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
Auh no yquac, netzonpaco in tlamanj, motzopaca, mamouja = The captors washed their heads and washed off the sweat with a soap [called amolli]