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chillatolli.

Headword: 
chillatolli.
Principal English Translation: 

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.

Attestations from sources in English: 

"chillatolli, atolli mixed with chili . . . drunk mostly in the morning as protection against cold, tones up the stomach, aids digestion, gets rid of lingering phlegm, and clears the kidneys of all their imperfections." (Central Mexico, 1571–1615)
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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