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cernada

Pronunciation: /θeɾˈnada/

“cernada” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an alkaline solution (often made with lye or lime) in which maize grains have been cooked during nixtamalization; remaining liquid after nixtamalization
  2. insoluble ash residue that remains after lye has been used for washing clothes

In Spanish

  1. Sedimento de ceniza que quedaba en el lienzo con el que se cubráa la ropa que se trataba con lejía.
  2. Mezcla de ceniza y cola empleada para preparar la superfice del lienzo donde posteriomente se aplicará la pintura.
  3. Medicamento que se prepara con ceniza y otros ingredientes y que se aplica sobre las heridas de los animales.
  4. Solución de agua con ceniza o cal en la que se ha cocido el máiz.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cinerata, from Latin cinis (“cold ashes”). Cognate with Galician cernada, Galician cenrada, Portuguese cenrada, Italian cenerata

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