tamale
a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
Origin of tamale
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a city in N Ghana.
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How to use tamale in a sentence
Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn.
But the narrow streets of the Mexican quarter with their chili and tamale stands interested them.
Mary Ware in Texas | Annie F. JohnstonHe made Henrietta Vance shout with laughter by pretending that the olive in his tamale was a green hen's egg.
Vandover and the Brute | Frank NorrisPem musingly nursed her chin,–and with it a wildfire interest in the “hot tamale.”
Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl | Isabel Katherine HornibrookBut I always felt that I'd rather be provincial hot-tamale than soup without seasoning.
This Side of Paradise | F. Scott Fitzgerald
This tamale mixture is fine for stuffing green mango peppers.
The Khaki Kook Book | Mary Kennedy Core
British Dictionary definitions for tamale
/ (təˈmɑːlɪ) /
a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed
Origin of tamale
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