Nixtamal
noun
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- 1 Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in an alkaline solution. uncountable, usually
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From Mexican Spanish nixtamal, from Classical Nahuatl nextamalli (“hominy”), from nextli (“ashes, lime”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”).
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