chilmolcaxitl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chīlmōlli (“sauce, stew with chili”) + caxitl (“bowl, basin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chīlmōlcaxitl (inanimate)
- A stew pot, a container for serving stew.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1:
- Chilmulcaxitl. eſcudilla de guiſado, o potaje de / chilli.
- Chilmulcaxitl. a bowl for stew, or potage containing chili.
- A stew or potage containing chili.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 1:
- Chilmulcaxitl. eſcudilla de guiſado, o potaje de / chilli.
- Chilmulcaxitl. a bowl for stew, or potage containing chili.
Synonyms
[edit]- (stew containing chili): chīlmōlli
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 21