The story
- Nahuatl · derived fromtequixquitl
- Spanish · borrowed fromtequesquite
- English todaytequesquite
Borrowed from Spanish tequesquite, from Nahuatl tequixquitl.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tequesquite
Today it means: A natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent. Full definition →
Spanish tequesquite ← Nahuatl tequixquitl