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Tamil vs Tamal - What's the difference?

tamil | tamal |

As nouns the difference between tamil and tamal

is that tamil is a person whose ethnic origins come from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka while tamal is alternative form of lang=en Mexican food dish.

As an adjective Tamil

is of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

As a proper noun Tamil

is a Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

tamil

English

(wikipedia Tamil)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person whose ethnic origins come from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka.
  • Synonyms

    * (person) Tamilian

    Derived terms

    * Tamilian * Tamil Nadu * Tamil Tiger

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.
  • See also

    * (ta)

    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

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