comal
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of comal
1835–45, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl comālli
Example Sentences
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Murals on side streets depict women cooking tortillas on a comal and musicians playing guitar and accordion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Rather than portray such a violent scene, Nava shows Rosa arriving at her mother’s comal and finding it full of white butterflies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
You can also use a comal, griddle, cast-iron skillet, or wok; heat the pan until it's very hot and cook on both sides until toasty.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2022
In a beautiful green glazed pot, which sat on a wood-fired comal, Thalia was blackening a few chiles costeños.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
During the next two weeks, Mama cooked outside on a makeshift stove using rocks and a comal Dona Lupe had given her.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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