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chiltequi.

Headword:

chiltequi.

Principal English Translation:

to harvest chile peppers from the plot where they are grown

IPAspelling:

tʃiːlteki

Alonso de Molina:

chiltequi. ni. (pret. onichiltec.) coger axi dela mata donde se cria.
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.

IDIEZ morfema:

chīltequi.

IDIEZ traduc. inglés:

to harvest chilli.

IDIEZ def. náhuatl:

ni. Macehualli quitzintequi chilli pan icuayo. “Notionan quemman axtlen quichihua ichan yohui onchiltequi imillah huan hualahci ichan neltiotlac. ”

IDIEZ def. español:

#una persona corta chile del palo.” Mi madrina cuando no hace nada en su casa va a cortar chile en su milpa y llega o regresa a su casa bien tarde.”

IDIEZ morfología:

chīlli, tequi.

IDIEZ gramática:

tlach2.