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nixtamalize

nixtamalize verb: to prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.

Verb

nixtamalize (third-person singular simple present nixtamalizes, present participle nixtamalizing, simple past and past participle nixtamalized)

  1. (transitive) To prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.

Forms of nixtamalize

third-person singular presentnixtamalizes
present participlenixtamalizing
past participlenixtamalized
pastnixtamalized

Origin of nixtamalize

From nixtamal + -ize.

Questions about nixtamalize

What does nixtamalize mean?
Nixtamalize means to prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.
What part of speech is nixtamalize?
Nixtamalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of nixtamalize?
The past tense of nixtamalize is nixtamalized.

Words near nixtamalize in the dictionary

  1. Nixons
  2. Nixson
  3. nixtamal
  4. nixtamalise
  5. nixtamalization
  6. nixtamalize
  7. nixtamalized
  8. nixtamalizes
  9. nixtamalizing
  10. nixtamals
  11. nixy

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