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tamale
1[tuh-mah-lee]
noun
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
Tamale
2[tuh-mah-lee]
noun
a city in N Ghana.
tamale
/ əˈɑːɪ /
noun
a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
Example Sentences
I like a red sauce and a green sauce, so it’s like beef with the red sauce and chicken with the green sauce, but I also like a dessert tamale, a sweet tamale.
As he waited for his tamales, two men approached from either side.
It is mashed into masa and cooked into tortillas, tamales and tlacoyos.
“That’s one of the first symbols of independence — selling water, fruit, tamales in that cooler and making enough for your family, and hoping you can grow from that.”
A woman at the bus stop sold tamales and champurrado to them as they left for work.
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