What Tejuino means
Tejuino is a Mexican drink name of Nahuatl origin meaning "heartbeat drink". It comes from tecuini (to beat, to throb, of the heart). It is pronounced teh-HWEE-noh, and it is most associated with Jalisco.
The fermented maize drink is named from a verb about throbbing or pounding. Exactly how the sense transferred, whether from the ferment working or from the drink's kick, is a reconstruction rather than a recorded fact.
Tejuino is one of the many Mexican food words formed in Nahuatl. Spanish borrowed it, and in several cases English borrowed it again from Spanish. See how Nahuatl builds words and the full list of Mexican food names.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Agua fresca, horchata, atole, tepache, pulque, mezcal. Most Mexican drink names are the name of the plant or grain they are made from, and the agave spirits are named for the towns and regions that make them.
