Etymology

nejayote

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Today it means: Left over water after nixtamalization. Full definition →

Spanish nejayote ← Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromnejayote
  3. English todaynejayote

Borrowed from Spanish nejayote, from a Nahuan language; cf. Guerrero Nahuatl nexayotl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl nexayotl, Pipil nexāyut.

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