tamales

English

Noun

tamales

1. plural of tamale

Anagrams

• malates, maltase

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Spanish

Dos tamales. (Two tamales.)

Noun

tamales m pl

1. plural of tamal
2. plural of tamale

Descendants

• English: tamales, tamale (by back-formation)
• English, Spanish: tamalera
• Spanish: tamaleada

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tamalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tamales, plural of tamal (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧les
• IPA^(key): /taˈmales/, [t̪ɐˈmaː.lɛs]

Noun

tamales

1. tamale (Mexican dish)