nixtamalization

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Noun

nixtamalization (uncountable)

1. A process for the preparation of maize (corn) in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater, and hulled.

Related terms

• nixtamalize

Translations

• Russian: никстамализа́ция
• Spanish: nixtamalización

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