Classical Nahuatl

Noun

pinolli

1. Maize or chia flour.

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1.

     pinolli. la harina de mayz y chia, antes que la deslian.

     (pinolli. maize and chia flour, before they sift it.)

Derived terms

• cacahuapinolli
• iztapinolli

Descendants

• Spanish: pinole

References

• “pinolli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.