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Tamal vs Tamas - What's the difference?

tamal | tamas |

As nouns the difference between tamal and tamas

is that tamal is west while tamas is one of the three gunas in hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

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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    tamas

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

    • Derived terms

    * tamasic