tejuino

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noun

A cold beverage made from fermented corn and sweetened with piloncillo; in Guadalajara, it is often served with lime sorbet (nieve de limón).

OriginSpanish tejuino ← Nahuatl tecuin →
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Meanings

nountejuino (countable and uncountable, plural tejuinos)

plural tejuinos · alternative tesgüino

  1. countableuncountableA cold beverage made from fermented corn and sweetened with piloncillo; in Guadalajara, it is often served with lime sorbet (nieve de limón).

Origin

  1. Nahuatltecuin
  2. Spanishtejuino
  3. Englishtejuino

Borrowed from Spanish tejuino, from Nahuatl tecuin or tecuini.

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Anagrams

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APA

tejuino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejuino

MLA

“tejuino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejuino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tejuino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tejuino.

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