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centlalilli.

Headword: 
centlalilli.
Principal English Translation: 

a pile of ears of corn (maize) (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
sentɬɑːliːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

centlalilli. monton de mazorcas demayz, quando las acaban de coger del maizal.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 18r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Corn, Maize
Food, Eating, Cooking