tamal
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[edit] Etymology
From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).
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tamal (plural tamales)
- Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various material (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.
[edit] Usage notes
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.
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[edit] Noun
tamal
- Alternative spelling of dhamal.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”)
[edit] Noun
tamal m. (plural tamales)
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- English: tamal
