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ahuacamolli.

Headword: 
ahuacamolli.
Principal English Translation: 

guacamole, a delicacy made of mashed avocado and chile (see Molina); entered Spanish and English as guacamole

Orthographic Variants: 
auacamulli, ahuacamulli, auacamolli
IPAspelling: 
ɑːwɑkɑmoːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

auacamulli. manjar de auacates con chilli.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 9r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

This term entered Spanish and English as guacamole. It derives from ahuacatl (avocado) + molli (sauce).

themes: 
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