nejayoteEtymologyBorrowed from Spanish nejayote, from a Nahuan language; cf. Guerrero Nahuatl nexayotl, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl nexayotl, Pipil nexāyut.nounLeft over water after nixtamalization.“In general, nixtamalization of 50 kg of maize grain requires about 75 L of water and generates almost the same amount of nejayote.”