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nextamalli.
Headword:
nextamalli.
Principal English Translation:
maize soaked in ash water and then ground for making tortillas, tamales, and other cornmeal-based dishes (see Karttunen)
IPAspelling:
neʃtɑmɑlli
Attestations from sources in English:
From this term would come the name in Spanish for maize-grinding mills, molinos de nixtamal. (SW)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
…ynic techixatequiya yn innextamalayouh yn iciuauan yn tometzpan yn ya tocuitlapan ya momamaxotla auh yn in ac teuan yn iuh technemitiya cuix titzcuintin = …sus mujeres nos echan el agua de nixtamal a la cara; en nuestras piernas y espaldas rayan con canutos de pluma y esto decimos, quiénes somos que así nos hacen vivir? Acaso somos perros?
(Quauhtinchan, s. XVI)