tamale

ta·ma·le  (t-mäl)

n.

A Mexican dish made of chopped meat and crushed peppers, highly seasoned, wrapped in cornhusks spread with masa, and steamed.

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[From American Spanish tamales, pl. of tamal, tamale, from Nahuatl tamalli.]

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tamale [təˈmɑːlɪ]

n

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

[erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tamale - a city in northern Ghana Ghana, Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British"
	2.	tamale - corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810

Translations

tamale [təˈmɑːl>ɪ] N → tamal m