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chilmalacatl.

Headword: 
chilmalacatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a certain large and round herb or weed

IPAspelling: 
tʃiːlmɑlɑkɑtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

chilmalacatl. cierta yerua grande y redonda.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 21r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

At the root: chile and malacate. The plant must resemble a spindle.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stock raising