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nixtamal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nix-ta-mal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nixtamal, nextamalli

Usage

Inflected Forms

nixtamals (plural)

Derived Forms

nixtamalization nixtamalize

Questions

What does nixtamal mean?
Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.
Where does nixtamal come from?
From Mexican Spanish nixtamal, from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (“hominy”), from nextli (“ashes, lime”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”).

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