chilchomolli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- chilchomulli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From chīlchotl (“green chili”) + mōlli (“stew”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chīlchomōlli (inanimate)
- A sauce or stew made from green chili peppers.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20v. col. 2:
- Chilchomulli. ſalſſa oguiſado d axi o chilli verde
- Chilchomulli. a sauce or stew made from green chili.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 20