nixtamalization

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable
    — Nixtamalization, a traditional Mexican process for making tortillas, consists of cooking maize grain in excess water and lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)₂), at temperatures near boiling, followed by steeping.

词源

From nixtamal + -ization.
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