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tamale
1[ tuh-mah-lee ]
noun
- a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
Tamale
2[ tuh-mah-lee ]
noun
- a city in N Ghana.
tamale
/ əˈɑːɪ /
noun
- a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
1605–15, Americanism; construed as singular of Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal < Nahuatl tamalli
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
C19: erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli
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As he waited for his tamales, two men approached from either side.
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It is mashed into masa and cooked into tortillas, tamales and tlacoyos.
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“That’s one of the first symbols of independence — selling water, fruit, tamales in that cooler and making enough for your family, and hoping you can grow from that.”
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A woman at the bus stop sold tamales and champurrado to them as they left for work.
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Maybe I was too full on breakfast tamales.
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