tiswin

tiswin
/tiz ween"/, n.
a fermented beverage made by the Apache Indians.
Also, tizwin.
[1875-80, Amer.; < Apache < MexSp tesgüino, perh. ult. < Nahuatl tecuini for a pot to flare up, for one's heart to pound]

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