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tamale

1

[tuh-mah-lee]

noun

  1. 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

  1. a city in N Ghana.

tamale

/ təˈmɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamale1

1605–15, 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

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But in recent months, videos of immigration raids — especially in Los Angeles — have gone viral, capturing agents arresting tamale vendors, day laborers and car wash workers.

De Perez said that agents presented paperwork when they picked up her daughter from her tamale stand on Friday.

There are tales of Angelenos who traveled to Spain and were astonished to find that Spanish food was not, in fact, tamales and enchiladas.

In which the federal government has made it a priority to arrest tamale vendors and fire meteorologists?

It was only 8 a.m. and the 500 tamales that Christopher Luna Garcia had hoped to sell were down to just a few dozen.

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