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contlilli.

Headword: 
contlilli.
Principal English Translation: 

the soot from pots, or the like (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
koːntɬiːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

contlilli. tizne de ollas, o de cosa semejante.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Earthenware, Pottery, Clay