something red, crimson (see Lockhart and Karttunen); chili-red (see Sahagún)
çe frontal chichiltic damasco = an altar hanging of crimson damask (San Miguel Aticpac, Toluca Valley, 1711)
The Codex Sierra-Texupan shows a red velvet frontal on Plate 15 ("ce frontal tercio pelo chichiltic") It is something like a canopy, raised up on wooden poles.
ce çacaxicalli chichiltic = a red straw container (Saltillo, 1627)
chichiltic = chili-red; chichilpâtic = very chili-red; ca chichiltic = it is chili-red; chichiliuj (chichilihui) = it becomes chili-red (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
chichīltic = red (like 'chili pepper' chīlli)
yhuan ome chiquiuhtotonti yhuan ome jaro chichiltic yhuan ey tepitoton yhuan ce chapa tepiton ce acahuipili = y también dos chiquihuitillos chicos, y también dos jarros colorados y también tres chicos y una chapa chica, un chiquihuite de caña (Xochimilco, 1650)
Chichiltic = Colorado