Definition of "nixtamal" [nixtamal]

• Hominy; maize kernels which have undergone nixtamalization, that is, hulling and soaking and cooking in a alkaline solution (noun)

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• "Making real tortillas includes grinding the "nixtamal""
• "Making real tortillas includes grinding the "nixtamal" (dried field corn soaked in hot slaked lime and water)."
• "Don't miss the tacos, made from special nixtamal corn, the house-made chorizo and their monster cemita poblana."