tamale

[ tuh-mah-lee ]

/ təˈmɑ li /

noun

a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.

Origin of tamale

1605–15, Americanism; construed as singular of Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal<Nahuatl tamalli

Words nearby tamale

Talwin, Talys, tam, tamable, Tamagotchi, tamale, Taman, tamandua, Tamar, tamara, Tamarac

Definition for tamale (2 of 2)

Tamale

[ tuh-mah-lee ]

/ təˈmɑ li /

noun

a city in N Ghana.

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Example sentences from the Web for tamale

Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A hot 13 tamale, like that Mexican fruit which burns you if you bite into it!
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl|Isabel Katherine Hornibrook
He made Henrietta Vance shout with laughter by pretending that the olive in his tamale was a green hen's egg.
Vandover and the Brute|Frank Norris
Three rods were stuck into its head, upon each of which was spitted a tamale, or native pie.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2|Hubert Howe Bancroft

Tamale stirred restlessly with head uplifted and ears pointed straight before up the steep bluff.
The Lure of the Dim Trails|by (AKA B. M. Sinclair) B. M. Bower
This tamale mixture is fine for stuffing green mango peppers.
The Khaki Kook Book|Mary Kennedy Core

British Dictionary definitions for tamale

tamale

/ (təˈmɑːlɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for tamale

C19: erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli

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

单词	tamale
释义	tamale [ tuh-mah-lee ] / təˈmɑ li / noun a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed. Origin of tamale 1605–15, Americanism; construed as singular of Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal<Nahuatl tamalli Words nearby tamale Talwin, Talys, tam, tamable, Tamagotchi, tamale, Taman, tamandua, Tamar, tamara, Tamarac Definition for tamale (2 of 2) Tamale [ tuh-mah-lee ] / təˈmɑ li / noun a city in N Ghana. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tamale Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali\|Jason McGahan\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A hot 13 tamale, like that Mexican fruit which burns you if you bite into it! Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl\|Isabel Katherine Hornibrook He made Henrietta Vance shout with laughter by pretending that the olive in his tamale was a green hen's egg. Vandover and the Brute\|Frank Norris Three rods were stuck into its head, upon each of which was spitted a tamale, or native pie. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Tamale stirred restlessly with head uplifted and ears pointed straight before up the steep bluff. The Lure of the Dim Trails\|by (AKA B. M. Sinclair) B. M. Bower This tamale mixture is fine for stuffing green mango peppers. The Khaki Kook Book\|Mary Kennedy Core British Dictionary definitions for tamale tamale / (təˈmɑːlɪ) / noun a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed Word Origin for tamale C19: erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli 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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