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tamal

See also: támal

English

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Two tamales.

Etymology

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From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).

Noun

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tamal (plural tamales or (proscribed) tamals)

  1. Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).
    • 1911, Coffee and Tea Industries and the Flavor Field, volume 34, page 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, page 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.
    • 2018, John Tullock, “What You Will Find in This Book”, in Appalachian Cooking: New & Traditional Recipes, New York, N.Y.: The Countryman Press, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN:
      For example, tamales have been around Knoxville for so long that they’re considered a local food, even though the tamal is an ancient Mayan idea.

Usage notes

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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

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Anagrams

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Cahuilla

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Noun

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támal (plural támlem)

  1. mouth
  2. tooth

Derived terms

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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tamal

  1. tamale.

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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tamal

  1. tamale.

Guugu Yimidhirr

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Noun

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tamal

  1. Alternative spelling of dhamal

Ometepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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tamal

  1. tamal

Pipil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tɨma. Compare Classical Nahuatl tamalli (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtamal/
  • (Teotepeque) IPA(key): /ˈtamaɬ/
  • (Tacuba) IPA(key): /ˈtaːmal/

Noun

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tamal (plural tajtamal)

  1. tortilla
    Nikwa ume tamal sejsenpa kwak nitakwa
    I eat two tortillas every time I have a meal

See also

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  • tashkal (tortilla made of tender corn)

Sambali

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Noun

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tamál

  1. poison

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taˈmal/ [t̪aˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ta‧mal

Noun

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tamal m (plural tamales)

  1. (Central America, Mexico) tamal, tamale
  2. (Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package
  3. (Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio
    Synonyms: embrollo, lío

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: tamal, tamale

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Further reading

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Uzbek

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Other scripts
Cyrillic тамал (tamal)‍
Latin tamal‍
Perso-Arabic

Noun

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tamal (plural tamallar)

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