tamale
noun
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
tamales
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pluralof tamale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Where they do the farmers market, there’s an amazing tamale stand that does these chicken and green chile tamales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The protester, Seth Todd, responded with a joke, saying he had tasted "spicier tamales".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Never mind all the newborns rolled out and swaddled like Christmas tamales, or the forceps deliveries that resemble tooth extractions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
De Paz, who is undocumented, arrived from Guatemala 25 years ago and had for years worked as a street vendor, selling tamales, soup and roasted chicken to day laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
After school, Enrique sells tamales and plastic bags of fruit juice from a bucket hung in the crook of his arm. “jTamarindo! jPina!” he shouts.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
