Meanings
verbnixtamalize (third-person singular simple present nixtamalizes, present participle nixtamalizing, simple past and past participle nixtamalized)
present singular third person nixtamalizes · participle present nixtamalizing · participle past nixtamalized · past nixtamalized
- transitiveTo prepare (maize) by nixtamalization.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鹼法烹製 /碱法烹制
- 鹼法烹製 /碱法烹制 (jiǎnfǎ pēngzhì)prepare maize by nixtamalization
Dutch nixtamaliseren
- nixtamaliserenprepare maize by nixtamalization
Finnish nixtamalisoida
- nixtamalisoidaprepare maize by nixtamalization
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