nejayote

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish nejayote, from a Nahuan language; cf. Guerrero Nahuatl nexayotl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl nexayotl, Pipil nexāyut.

Noun

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nejayote (uncountable)

  1. Left over water after nixtamalization.
    • 2019, Rita Paz-Samaniego et al., “Nixtamalized Maize Flour By-product as a Source of Health-Promoting Ferulated Arabinoxylans (AX)”, in Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson, editors, Flour and Breads and Their Fortification in Health and Disease Prevention, 2nd edition, Academic Press, page 226:
      In general, nixtamalization of 50 kg of maize grain requires about 75 L of water and generates almost the same amount of nejayote.

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Guerrero Nahuatl nexayotl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl nexayotl, Pipil nexāyut.

Noun

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nejayote m (plural nejayotes)

  1. nejayote

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