nixtamal
English
Etymology
From Mexican Spanish nixtamal, from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (“hominy”), from nextli (“ashes, lime”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”).
Noun
nixtamal (usually uncountable, plural nixtamals)
- Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution.
Derived terms
Translations
hominy — see hominy
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (“hominy”), from nextli (“ashes, lime”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nistaˈmal/ [nis.t̪aˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: nix‧ta‧mal
Noun
nixtamal m (uncountable)
- hominy, nixtamal
- 1988, Victoria Novelo, Ariel García, La tortilla: alimento, trabajo y tecnología, UNAM, →ISBN, page 22:
- Hay dos maneras de saber que el nixtamal ya está preparado: una es cuando al apretar un grano entre los dedos el hollejo se desprende en su mayor parte; la otra es cuando la parte interna de un grano partido por la mitad no está blanquizca o reseca.
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “nixtamal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (“hominy”), from nextli (“ashes, lime”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”).
References
- Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 15
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