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chilmolcaxitl.

Headword: 
chilmolcaxitl.
Principal English Translation: 

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

Orthographic Variants: 
chilmulcaxitl
IPAspelling: 
tʃiːlmoːlkɑʃitɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

chilmulcaxitl. escudilla de guisado, o potaje de chilli.
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: the original terms for chile and molcajete.