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noun, masculine

cacahuacintle

/kakawaˈθintle/

noun, masculine/kakawaˈθintle/

a variety of maize with large, whitish grains, used in the making of pozole and other traditional dishes

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl cacahuacentli (“cacao pod”), from cacahuatl (“cacao bean”) + centli, cintli (“dried maize still on the cob”).