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nixtamalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nix-ta-mal-ize
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From nixtamal + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

nixtamalizes (present, singular) nixtamalizing (participle, present) nixtamalized (participle, past) nixtamalized (past)

Questions

What does nixtamalize mean?
To prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.
Where does nixtamalize come from?
From nixtamal + -ize.

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