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pinole

/piˈnoʊleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
pinole
IPA
/piˈnoʊleɪ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coarse flour made from ground toasted maize kernels, often mixed with herbs, which may be eaten by itself or incorporated into drinks.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pinole, from Classical Nahuatl pinolli (“flour, ground maize or chia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pinole, pinolli

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /piˈnoʊleɪ/
  • British English: /piːˈnəʊleɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pinoles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pinole?
The recorded pronunciation is /piˈnoʊleɪ/.
What does pinole mean?
A coarse flour made from ground toasted maize kernels, often mixed with herbs, which may be eaten by itself or incorporated into drinks.
Where does pinole come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce pinole

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