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atamalli.

Headword: 
atamalli.
Principal English Translation: 

a water-based tamale, without salt or chile, meat or fruit
Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer 2004, which draws from Sahagún. "Tamales à l'eau, c'est à dire sans condiment, sans sel ni chile, sans viande ni fruit," https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/atamalli/40947. Translation to English by Stephanie Wood.