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| a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed | |
| [C19: erroneously for tamal, from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl tamalli] | |
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Word Origin & History
tamale
1856, from Amer.Sp. tamales, pl. of tamal, from Nahuatl tamal, tamalli, a food made of Indian corn and meat.
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Example sentences
Two other constants in daily dining are tamales and empanadas.
The menu features items such as chimichanga platters, steak fajita burritos and chili and cheese tamales.
When the subject turns to tamales, he demands precision.
And what happened to those cute little tamales that came wrapped in paper and tied on each end with a little string.
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