The prehispanic biscuit known as a tlaxcal (also tlascal : plural tlaxacales) has the same etymological root as the tortilla. The name of the region known as Tlaxcala is derived from the Classical Nahuatl Tlaxcallān, from tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + -tlān (place of), although some historians note that the toponym (1) for Tlaxcala comes from another Nahuatl word texcalli which meant ‘stone, rock, crag (2)’ and … Continue reading Tlaxcales : Prehispanic Corn Biscuits