TAMALE


Meaning of TAMALE in English

/teuh mah"lee/ , n.

a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.

[ 1605-15, Amer.; construed as sing. of MexSp tamales, pl. of tamal tamalli ]

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