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mopalticacua tlatetzauhtli chichihualayotl.

Headword: 
mopalticacua tlatetzauhtli chichihualayotl.
Principal English Translation: 

cottage cheese, curds, or ricotta-type cheese (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mopalticaqua tlatetzauhtli chichiualayotl, mopalticaqua tlatetzauhtli chichihualayotl
Alonso de Molina: 

mopalticaqua tlatetzauhtli chichiualayotl. requeson o quajada.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 059v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Note how milk is a part of this expression.

themes: 
Food, Eating, Cooking