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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
/ təˈmɑːlɪ /
noun
- a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed
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Word 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
C19: erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli
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Example Sentences
Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn.
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But the narrow streets of the Mexican quarter with their chili and tamale stands interested them.
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He made Henrietta Vance shout with laughter by pretending that the olive in his tamale was a green hen's egg.
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Pem musingly nursed her chin,–and with it a wildfire interest in the “hot tamale.”
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But I always felt that I'd rather be provincial hot-tamale than soup without seasoning.
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This tamale mixture is fine for stuffing green mango peppers.
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