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nixtamals

nixtamals is the plural of nixtamal.

Meaning of nixtamal

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.

Questions about nixtamals

What is nixtamals the plural of?
Nixtamals is the plural of nixtamal.

Words near nixtamals in the dictionary

  1. nixtamalization
  2. nixtamalize
  3. nixtamalized
  4. nixtamalizes
  5. nixtamalizing
  6. nixtamals
  7. nixy
  8. Niya
  9. Niyati
  10. NIYC
  11. niyoga

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