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el nixtamal(
neeks
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tah
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mahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (culinary) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. cooked corn soaked in calcium hydroxide (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Está ya listo el nixtamal? Quiero preparar la masa para los tamales.Is the cooked corn soaked in calcium hydroxide ready? I want to make the dough for the tortillas.
El cocinero estaba moliendo el nixtamal para hacer tortillas.The cook was grinding the cooked corn soaked in calcium hydroxide to make tortillas.
b. cooked maize soaked in calcium hydroxide (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La anciana aún muele el nixtamal en el tradicional metate.The old lady still crushes the cooked maize on the traditional flat grindstone.
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