Vende también los que aún no están bien maduros, sino muy verdes, y cuando se comen revuelven el estómago, ni dan sabor alguno, sino que provocan las reumas.
\nEl que vende pepitas de calabazas tiene de oficio vender todas las que son de diversas especies, y las que se tuestan y se envuelven con alguna masa mezclada con sal, por lo cual son apetitosas de comer. El mal tratante en esto vende las que están pudridas y dañadas, y las que amargan, y las que están tostadas y demasiado saladas.
\nHe also sells the ones that have not yet fully ripened but are too green. And when eaten, they will upset the stomach; and they have no flavor but induce rheumatism instead.
\nThe trade of the gourd-seed seller consists of selling all the different varieties of these, as well as the ones that are toasted and wrapped in some dough mixed with salt, which makes them delicious to eat. A bad dealer in this [trade] sells those that are spoiled and rotten, those that have a bitter taste, and those that have been toasted and salted too much.
\nin apitzaltic, in xocoiac in xocopatic, no quinamaca in xoxoctetl, in chalchiuhtexoxoctli, in tetozcaoaoaço, in teiolacoman, in teiolitlaco, in teiztlaccacapatz, in teiztlacmemeialti, in tetelquic, in tozcacococ, in quecinami.
\nin quinamaca in aiooachtli, quauhaiooachtli, quinamaca in aiooachtlacectli, tlatexuilli, iztaquauitl, poiec popoiec, poelpatic, poeltic.\nIn tlaueliloc aiooachnamacac, quinamaca in aiooachpalan, in quipiiâc, in chichic, in aiooachtlacectli, iztaquauitl, iztachichic, tlaztamictilli, iztamicqui;\nno quinamaca in aiooachtlapololli, aiooachtlatzoionilli, aiooachnecu tlaquequeçalli, necutic, uelic, uel tzopatic, uel pâtic, ueltic, auiiac auixtic, auixpâtic, auixcaltic.
\nthose which cause diarrhea; the sour, the very sour. Also he sells the green, the hard ones, those which scratch one’s throat, which disturb—trouble one; which make one’s saliva smack, make one’s saliva flow; the harsh ones, those which burn the throat, … .
\nHe who sells gourd seeds, seeds from the gourd tree, sells toasted gourd seeds, those treated with maize flour, salted ones, very salty ones.
\nThe bad seller of gourd seeds sells spoiled, stinking, bitter ones; toasted gourd seeds [which are] too salty, bitter with salt, briny.
\nAlso [the gourd seed seller] sells cakes of gourd seeds, fried gourd seeds, gourd seeds with honey, compressed ones—honeyed, delicious, well made, very good, tasty, appetizing, savory, very savory, very pleasing.
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