tequesquite

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tequesquite, from Nahuatl tequixquitl. === Noun === tequesquite A natural mineral salt containing compounds of sodium chlorate and sodium carbonate, used by the Aztecs and later Mexicans as a food seasoning and leavening agent. ==== Alternative forms ==== tequexquite, tequixquite ==== Translations ====