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‖ tamal|taˈmal|
Also tamaul, erron. tamale.
[Mexican Sp. taˈmal, pl. tamales (-ˈales).]
A Mexican delicacy, made of crushed Indian corn, flavoured with pieces of meat or chicken, red pepper, etc., wrapped in corn-husks and baked.
1856Olmsted Texas (Bartl.), This [crowd] attracts a few sellers of whiskey, tortillas, and tamaules. 1860Bartlett Dict. Amer., Tamal, or Tamauli. 1884Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 16 Feb. 2/2 A queer article of food, known as ‘tamales’, is sold in the streets of San Francisco at night by picturesquely clad Spaniards. 1893K. A. Sanborn Truthf. Wom. S. California 29 A tamale is a curious and dubious combination of chicken hash, meal, olives, red pepper, and I know not what, enclosed in a corn-husk. |