pinole

English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pinole, from Classical Nahuatl pinolli (flour, ground maize or chia).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /piːˈnəʊleɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pi.ˈnoʊleɪ/

Noun

pinole (countable and uncountable, plural pinoles)

  1. A coarse flour made from ground toasted maize kernels, often mixed with herbs, which may be eaten by itself or incorporated into drinks.
    • 2009 February 11, Melissa Clark, “Third Time’s the Charm, Valentine”, in New York Times:
      But all of them also called for obscure ingredients — whole cacao beans and a toasted corn flour called pinole, for example.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

  • pinol (Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl pinolli (flour, ground maize or chia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈnole/

Noun

pinole m (uncountable)

  1. (Latin America) pinole

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