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chilmolli.

Headword: 
chilmolli.
Principal English Translation: 

salsa or a dish with chilies

Orthographic Variants: 
chilmulli
IPAspelling: 
tʃiːlmoːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

chilmulli. salsa, o guisado de axi.
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 mole.

IDIEZ morfema: 
chīlmōlli.
IDIEZ traduc. inglés: 
chilli sauce.
IDIEZ def. náhuatl: 
Chilli tlen quitiztoqueh pan chilcaxitl ica tecuichan. “Norma ichan quicuahqueh zan chilmolli pampa axquimanqueh etl. ”
IDIEZ morfología: 
chīlli, mōlli.
IDIEZ gramática: 
tlat.
themes: 
Food, Eating, Cooking