tiswin

noun

tis·​win

variants or less commonly tizwin

tə̇zˈwēn

plural -s

: a fermented beverage made by Indians of the southwestern U.S.

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish tesguino, tejuino, tecuín, from Nahuatl tecuini heartbeat

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