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Tamal - What does it mean?

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tamal

English

Noun

(es)
  • (Mexican food dish).
  • * 1911 , Coffee and Tea Industries and the Flavor Field , Vol. 34, p. 497
    • I fully recognize the excellence of the tamal of the gringos. It is a superb standby for picknickers, prospectors, camping-outers, school children, and factory lunches.
  • * 2000 , Bruce Geddes, Mexico , p.43
    • Someone from Campeche may brag about a tamal made there with a salsa of guajillo chiles, axiote (a regional spice), jitomate...
  • * 2007 , Robin S. Goldstein, Fearless Critic Houston Restaurant Guide: Brutally Honest Undercover Chefs and Food Writers Rate More Than 400 Places to Eat , page 314
    • Ask for Salvadoran crema to accompany whichever you choose; it's thick and somewhat akin to sour cream, and you'll get that much more pleasure from your tamal .

    Usage notes

    The form tamal' is preferred by some to (tamale), as ' tamal is the Standard Spanish singular form while (tamale) is generally analyzed as a back-formation from the plural (tamales), thus proscribed. Note however that tamale exists in Spanish dialect.

    Synonyms

    * tamale

    Anagrams

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    Not English

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