Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tequesquite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tequesquite
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent.

Example Sentences

"The old-fashioned way is to use tequesquite, the naturally occurring form of sodium bicarbonate (sold in many Mexican markets). Because tamales don't contain strongly acidic ingredients, tequesquite's leavening is gentle, producing a lovely but less fluffy texture."
"Tequesquite is a type of mineral salt that combines chloride and sodium carbonate. It forms in a thin, brittle gray crust over the land around the edges of the highland lakes in central Mexico, particularly around Texcoco and the salt meadows of Puebla."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tequesquite, from Nahuatl tequixquitl.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: tequesquite

Inflected Forms

tequexquite (alternative) tequixquite (alternative)

Questions

What does tequesquite mean?: A natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent.
Where does tequesquite come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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