comal

See also: COMAL

English

A gray iron comal.

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish comal, from Classical Nahuatl comālli.

Noun

comal (plural comals or comales)

1. A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other foods.
   • 2023 July 7, Rick A. Martínez, “For the Best Tortillas (and Gorditas and Tetelas), You Need Fresh Masa”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     A freshly ground masa tortilla, as it cooks on a comal, inflates as the steam inside pushes apart the sides and releases an intoxicating toasted corn aroma.

See also

• tenamaste

Anagrams

• Colma, OCaml, cloam

Catalan

Etymology

coma +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kuˈmal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [koˈmal]

Noun

comal m (plural comals)

1. coombe (u-shaped valley between mountains)

Derived terms

• comalada

Further reading

• “comal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl comālli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈmal/ [koˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: co‧mal

Noun

comal m (plural comales)

1. (Central America, Mexico) comal

   Synonym: budare

See also

• tenamaste

Further reading

• “comal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl comalli.

Noun

comal

1. comal (griddle)

References

• Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[2] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2006, page 17