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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
/ təˈmɑːlɪ /
noun
- a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed
Word History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tamale1
Example Sentences
I love backroads motorcycle rides with my husband, Hill Country wineries, tamales on Christmas morning.
Street vendors selling tamales, trinkets or ice cream pops have used San Diego’s sidewalks to sell their goods for years, creating a sort of informal economy in the process.
Stay tuned for vegan tamales stuffed with olives, red peppers and carrots, steamed in banana leaves.
For instance, tamales, which I defined earlier, are not always cooked in corn husks—sometimes banana leaves are used instead.
Consider how traditional food recipes, say tamales, have maintained a stable core definition over generations—corn-based dough cooked in corn husks.
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.
He made Henrietta Vance shout with laughter by pretending that the olive in his tamale was a green hen's egg.
Pem musingly nursed her chin,–and with it a wildfire interest in the “hot tamale.”
But I always felt that I'd rather be provincial hot-tamale than soup without seasoning.
This tamale mixture is fine for stuffing green mango peppers.
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