fruta se llama cuauhcamotli; son unas raíces de árboles. Camotli, una cierta raíz que se llama batatas. Ohuácatl.1 una cierta fruta. Nochtli, una cierta fruta que se llama tunas. Otras muchas frutas se dexan de decir.
\nUsaban también comer unas semillas que tenían por fruta. Una se llama xílot; quiere decir "mazorcas tiernas", comestibles y cocidas. Otra se llama élotl, también mazorcas ya hechas, tiernas y cocidas. Exotl, quiere decir "frisoles cocidos en sus vainas". Comían también unas ciertas maneras de tamales hechos de los penachos del maíz, que se llaman miyahuatámal, revueltos con unas semillas de bledos y con meollos de cerezas molidos. Comían unas ciertas tortillas hechas de las mazorcas tiernas del maíz, que se llaman elotlaxcalli o xantlaxcalli. Otra manera de tortillas hechas de las mazorquillas nuevas del maíz, que se dice xilotlaxcalli. Otra manera de tamales comían hechos de bledos, que se llaman huauhquiltamalli, etcétera.
\nUsaban también comer unas ciertas maneras de potaxes hechas a su modo. Una della se llama huahquilmolli, hecha de bledos cocidos y con chilli amarillo y tomates y pepitas de calabaza, o con chiltécpitl solamente. Otra se llama itzmiquilmolli, y con chili verde, y es bueno de comer. Otra se llama huauhtzontli tonalchillo, hecha de semilla de bledos verdes, y con ccilli verde. También comían unas ciertas yerbas no cocidas, sino verdes. Una se llama tzayanalquílitl, que se hace en la orilla del agua. Otra se llama xonácatl, como digamos cebolletas desta tierra, etcétera. Todas estas yerbas que se nombrarán adelante, cada una por sí con sus aderezos. Y éstos: íztac xoxocoyolli, quiere decir "yerba aceda blanca" o "acederas" desta tierra; xoxocoyolhuihuilan, otra manera de yerba aceda; axoxoco, otra yerba también aceda; acuitlacpalli, una cierta yerba; ayoxochquílitl, quiere decir "flor de calabazas"; ayonanácatl o ayonacaquílitl, quiere decir "calabazas tiernas".
\nUsaban también beber muchas maneras de puchas o mazamorras. Una manera dellas se llama totonquiatulli, "mazamorra caliente". Otra, necuhatulli, "mazamorra con miel caliente". Otra se llama chilnecuhatulli, "mazamorra con chilli amarillo y miel". Bebían también otra manera de mazamorra hecha con harina muy espesa y muy blanca, hecha con tequíxquitl,
\nEn el texto náhuatl, folio 23v, dice ahuácatl.↩
fruit is called cuauhcamohtli; they are some tree roots. Camohtli is a type of root called batatas. Ahuacatl1 is a type of fruit. Nochtli is a type of fruit called “prickly pears.” Many other fruits are not mentioned here.2
\nThey also used to eat some seeds that they considered as fruit. One is called xilotl, which means “tender corncobs”; these are edible [when] cooked. Another is called elotl, which are also corncobs that have already ripened, [eaten when] tender and cooked. Exotl means “beans cooked inside their pods.” They would also eat certain types of tamales called miyahuatamal, made with the tufts of the maize plant and mixed with some amaranth seeds and ground plum pits. They would eat some types of tortillas that are made with tender maize cobs, called elotlaxcalli or xantlaxcalli. Another type of tortilla made with the little baby maize cobs is known as xilotlaxcalli. They would eat another type of tamale made with amaranth, which are called huauhquiltamalli, et cetera.
\nThey also used to eat certain types of vegetable stews prepared in their own style. One of these is called huahquilmolli, and it is made with cooked amaranth, yellow chilli, tomatoes, and squash seeds—or else only with chiltecpin. Another is called itzmiquilmolli, and [it is made] with green chile and is delicious. Another is called huauhtzontli tonalchilloh, made with the seed of green amaranth and green chilli. They would also eat certain herbs that were not cooked but [eaten] raw. One is called tzayanalquilitl, which grows at the water’s edge. Another is called xonacatl, which are like, shall we say, the chives of this land, et cetera. All these herbs will be mentioned later, each one separately, including their [uses for] seasonings. And these: iztac xoxocoyolin means “white bitter3 herb” or the “bittering [herbs]” of this land; xoxocoyolhuihuilan, another type of bitter herb; ahxoxoco, another herb that is also bitter; acuitlacpalli, a certain herb; ayoxochquilitl means “squash flower”; ayonanacatl or ayonacaquilitl means “tender squash.”
\nThey also used to drink many types of grits or maize porridges.4 One of these is called totonquiatolli, “hot maize porridge.” Another is necuhatolli, “hot maize porridge with honey.” Another is called chilnecuhatolli, “maize porridge with yellow chilli and honey.” They would also drink another type of maize porridge made with very thick and very white flour—made with tequixquitl
\nohuacatl: The Nahuatl column, on fol. 23v, reads aoacatl, that is, ahuacatl (avocado). LAGQ (2:753) incorrectly notes the Nahuatl folio as reading ahuácatl.↩
That is, in the Spanish-language column; they are otherwise mentioned in the Nahuatl-language column.↩
“Bitter”: aceda (bitter, or also acidic).↩
These are the Mexican atoles made of maize flour.↩
Auh in momoztlae, ice tlacatl calpixquj qujtequjlia in tlatoanj, in jtlaqual macujltzontli in nepapan tlaqualli, in totonquj tlaxcalli in jztac quatecujcujlli in chichiltic tamalli, in vej tlaqualli, tlaxcalmjmjlli: ioan cenca mjiec tlamantli in jmollo in jvical in totoli, çolli, maçanacatl, tochi, çitli, tuçan, chacali, topotli, tlacamjchin, njman iee in jxqujch necutic xochiqualli.
\nAuh in jquac in otlaqua tlatoanj, njman ic moxexeloa, in jxqujch tlaqualli: nononqua tlaqua in altepetl ipan tlatoque, ioan in jxqujch cemanaoacatl in tlatocatitlanti, in moiautitlãque, in tlaçopipilti, in tecutlatoque, achcacauhti, tequjoaque, tiacahoan, tiachcahoan, telpuchtlatoque teupixque, tlamacazque, cujcanjme, in quezqujtlamantli, ixoloa, iiahach[hoan,]
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