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adj. - Of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair.

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  • The comal is still used on a daily basis in most homes, even if only to reheat commercial tortillas.
  • A version of this belief persists to this day, with some women believing that burning a tortilla on the comal is bad luck.
  • The comal is a flat cast iron griddle that goes on the stovetop.
  • Maria, an immigrant and one of our dearest friends, is from rural Guanajuato; she says it makes no difference, "a comal is a comal".
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