tesgüino

noun

A corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.

Meanings

nountesgüino (countable and uncountable, plural tesgüinos)

plural tesgüinos · alternative tesguino · alternative tesquino · alternative tesvino

  1. countableuncountableA corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.

    Apples and crabapples (Malus sylves tris and M. baccata) are also used in preparing tesgüino; the process is essentially the same as the one used in preparing the other fruit tesgüinos.

    1959, Campbell W. Pennington, The Material Culture of the Tarahumar and Their Environment, Volume 2

Origin

  1. Nahuatltescuini, tescuin
  2. Spanishtesgüino
  3. Englishtesgüino

From Spanish tesgüino, from Nahuatl tescuini, tescuin.

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Translations

Spanish tesgüino, tejuino
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Cite this entry
APA

tesgüino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tesg%C3%BCino

MLA

“tesgüino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tesg%C3%BCino. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tesgüino,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tesg%C3%BCino.

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