tesgüino
tesgüino noun: a corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
Noun
tesgüino (countable and uncountable, plural tesgüinos)
- A corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
- Apples and crabapples (Malus sylves tris and M. baccata) are also used in preparing tesgüino; the process is essentially the same as the one used in preparing the other fruit tesgüinos.1959, Campbell W. Pennington, The Material Culture of the Tarahumar and Their Environment, Volume 2
Forms of tesgüino
| plural | tesgüinos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tesguino |
| alternative form | tesquino |
| alternative form | tesvino |
Origin of tesgüino
From Spanish tesgüino, from Nahuatl tescuini, tescuin.
Questions about tesgüino
- What does tesgüino mean?
- Tesgüino means a corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
- What part of speech is tesgüino?
- Tesgüino is a noun.
- What is the plural of tesgüino?
- The plural of tesgüino is tesgüinos.
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