tesgüino

See also: tesguino

English

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Etymology

From Spanish tesgüino, from Nahuatl tescuini, tescuin.

Noun

tesgüino (countable and uncountable, plural tesgüinos)

  1. A corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians of Sierra Madre in Mexico.
    • 1959, Campbell W. Pennington, The Material Culture of the Tarahumar and Their Environment, Volume 2:
      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.

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Translations

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Nahuatl tescuini, tescuin.

Noun

tesgüino m (plural tesgüinos)

  1. tesgüino

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • English: tesgüino
  • English: tesguino
  • English: tesquino

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