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chilteca.

Headword: 
chilteca.
Principal English Translation: 

to plant chile pepper plants

IPAspelling: 
tʃiːltekɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

chilteca. ni. sembrar 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.

themes: 
Agriculture, Gardens, Stockraising
Plants, Trees, Flora