kgb answers Â» Local & Lookup Â» Definitions & Word Origins Â» What does TDW mean when referring to a diamond ring? TDW is an acronym for Total Diamond Weight. It's used to describe the total weight, or total carat, of all the diamonds used on a piece of jewelry.
A culinary staple and nutritional cornerstone, theyâre essential to the Latin American food lexicon, but sometimes overcomplicated. Corn tortillas, the most authentic of Latin American tortillas, should contain exactly three ingredients: Corn, lime (calcium hydroxide) and water.
This drawing is a recreation of the corn tortilla glyph found in the Codex Mendoza. In Mexico and Central America, a tortilla is a type of thin, unleavened flat bread, made from finely ground maize (corn). In Guatemala and Mexico, there are three colors of maize dough for making tortillas: white maize, yellow maize and blue maize (or black maize).