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nixtamal

nixtamal noun: hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.

Noun

nixtamal (usually uncountable, plural nixtamals)

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

Forms of nixtamal

pluralnixtamals

Origin of nixtamal

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

Words formed from nixtamal

Questions about nixtamal

What does nixtamal mean?
Nixtamal means hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.
What part of speech is nixtamal?
Nixtamal is a noun.
What is the plural of nixtamal?
The plural of nixtamal is nixtamals.

Words near nixtamal in the dictionary

  1. Nixonite
  2. Nixonites
  3. Nixonomics
  4. Nixons
  5. Nixson
  6. nixtamal
  7. nixtamalise
  8. nixtamalization
  9. nixtamalize
  10. nixtamalized
  11. nixtamalizes

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