tamal
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See also: támal
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).
Noun[edit]
tamal (plural tamales or (proscribed) tamals)
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Cahuilla[edit]
Noun[edit]
támal (plural támlem)
Derived terms[edit]
Central Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal
Coatepec Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal
Guugu Yimidhirr[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal
- Alternative spelling of dhamal
Ometepec Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal
Pipil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tɨma. Compare Classical Nahuatl tamalli (“tamale”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal (plural tajtamal)
- tortilla
- Nikwa ume tamal sejsenpa kwak nitakwa
- I eat two tortillas every time I have a meal
See also[edit]
- tashkal (tortilla made of tender corn)
Sambali[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamál
Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tamal m (plural tamales)
- (Central America, Mexico) tamal, tamale
- (Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package
- (Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “tamal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Uzbek[edit]
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Noun[edit]
tamal (plural tamallar)
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