Motemei Explained

Motemei (from Spanish, moteméi) is a South American food made from shelled, cooked and peeled maize that is prepared as a dessert, stew or refreshment.^{[1] [2]} The term in Spanish "moteméi" comes from the contraction of the words "mote" (in gastronomy, the generic name for various cereals or legumes cooked in water) and "maíz" (maize).^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Web site: ASALE . Moteméi . 2023-04-17 . «Diccionario de americanismos» . es.
2. Book: Larraín, Pilar Hurtado . Cocinar es fácil y entretenido . UQBAR . 2013 . 978-956-8601-31-7 . 26 . es . Cooking is easy and fun.
3. Book: Lenz, Rudolf . Beitrage zur Romanischen und Englishcen Philologie . Slatkine . 1901 . 16 . de.
4. Book: Oudová, Anna . Španělsko-český slovník amerikanismů . 17 April 2023 . Olomouc . 78 . cs . Spanish-Czech Dictionary of Americanisms.