nixtamal

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English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish nixtamal, from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (hominy), from nextli (ashes, lime) + tamalli (something wrapped).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nixtamal (usually uncountable, plural nixtamals)

  1. Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (hominy), from nextli (ashes, lime) + tamalli (something wrapped).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nistaˈmal/
  • IPA(key): /niʃtaˈmal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: nix‧ta‧mal

Noun

nixtamal m (uncountable)

  1. hominy, nixtamal
    • 1988, Victoria Novelo, Ariel García, La tortilla: alimento, trabajo y tecnología, UNAM, →ISBN, page 22:
      Hay dos maneras de saber que el nixtamal ya está preparado: una es cuando al apretar un grano entre los dedos el hollejo se desprende en su mayor parte; la otra es cuando la parte interna de un grano partido por la mitad no está blanquizca o reseca.
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Further reading

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (hominy), from nextli (ashes, lime) + tamalli (something wrapped).

Noun

nixtamal

  1. hominy

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