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comaltlilli.

Headword: 
comaltlilli.
Principal English Translation: 

the black carbon of a comal, i.e. a griddle for cooking tortillas over the fire (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
komɑːltɬiːlli
Alonso de Molina: 

comaltlilli. cisco de comalli.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Earthenware, Pottery, Clay
Colors
Fire, Tobacco, Incense
Food, Eating, Cooking