tamales
- plural of tamale.
Example Sentences
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“This phrase appears several times, and is ridiculous because Martin hails from Puerto Rico, where the local cuisine includes neither chili peppers nor tamales, both of which come from Mexico.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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
One minute Maria was selling tamales from her food cart in Chicago's West Side.
From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025
Though my aunts and uncles tried to make it festive with loud music and a giant feast of tamales and roasted goat, Olga’s absence floated silently around us.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
