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.
You are quite right, maize is just another name for what we call sweetcorn and it's a very popular staple food in many areas (South America as well as Africa - some tortillas are made with maize as well as it being the basis of nachos, both of which are very common in Mexican food).