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Where does “pinole” come from?

pinole (English) comes from Spanish pinole, from Classical Nahuatl pinolli — unsifted maize or chia flour.

pinole (English): A coarse flour made from ground toasted maize...

Definitions

  1. A coarse flour made from ground toasted maize...

Ancestry of “pinole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpinolepinole
2Classical Nahuatlpinolliunsifted maize or chia flour
Every word from Classical Nahuatl pinolli →