α. 1600s– tamales (plural), 1800s tamaules (plural), 1800s– tamal.
β. 1700s– tamalli.
γ. 1800s tamauli, 1800s– tamale, 1800s– tomale, 1900s tomolley.
单词 | tamale |
释义 | tamalen.α. 1600s– tamales (plural), 1800s tamaules (plural), 1800s– tamal. β. 1700s– tamalli. γ. 1800s tamauli, 1800s– tamale, 1800s– tomale, 1900s tomolley. 1. A dish traditional in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, typically consisting of masa dough containing a filling of meat, vegetables, or other ingredients, cooked by steaming or baking in a wrapping of maize husks or plantain leaves.Tamales or similar dishes have been eaten in South and Central America since pre-Columbian times; they became widely known in North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > rissoles, balls, or croquettes > [noun] rishew1340 pomedorry1381 rafiolea1425 raynoll?c1425 pomea1450 andouillet1611 raviol1611 tamale1625 patty1660 poupiets1702 croquette1706 rissole1706 potato cake1747 Basque1769 potato ball1817 Cecils1819 polpetta1822 quenelle1827 kibbeh1829 meatball1835 kromeski1846 quenelle de volaille1846 quesadilla1848 kungu cake1865 ponhaus1869 frikkadel1870 albondigas1872 fricandel1872 Vienna steak1874 pirozhok1887 kofta1888 paupiette1889 cheeseball1895 keftedes1912 baozi1927 crab cake1929 falafel1936 klops1936 coddie1941 wonton1948 fish finger1962 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. v. vii. 1114 (caption) Tamales or bread. 1787 C. Cullen tr. F. S. Clavigero Hist. Mexico I. vi. 306 The Tamalli [It. i Tamalli], which was paste of maize, made into small rolls, and also other provisions. 1825 W. B. Stevenson Hist. Narr. Resid. S. Amer. I. 370 This kind of pudding is called tamal. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas 159 This [crowd] attracts a few sellers of whiskey, tortillas, and tamaules. 1875 H. H. Bancroft Native Races Pacific States II. x. 356 The tamalli, or tamales, meat pies, to make which meats were boiled, chopped fine, and seasoned, then mixed with maize-dough, coated with the same, wrapped in a corn-husk, and boiled again. 1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 29 A tamale is a curious and dubious combination of chicken hash, meal, olives, red pepper, and I know not what, enclosed in a corn-husk. 1937 Harlingen (Texas) Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald 5 Sept. ii. 5 a/2 Making the tamales which her husband sold. 1989 M. Sachs Just like Friend (1993) v. 39 Emily also seemed in good spirits, wolfing down her hot tamale and saying ecstatically how delicious it was. 1993 Caves & Caving Winter 16/2 If you've got any room left there's always tacos, tomales, toyoloyos, etc, etc. 2017 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. f2 On the menu are chicken tamales with red chile sauce. 2. U.S. slang. Chiefly in hot tamale. a. A person, esp. one characterized as being eager, popular, or otherwise ‘hot’ (in various senses). Now rare except in sense 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [noun] hadc900 lifesmaneOE maneOE world-maneOE ghostOE wyeOE lifeOE son of manOE wightc1175 soulc1180 earthmanc1225 foodc1225 person?c1225 creaturec1300 bodyc1325 beera1382 poppetc1390 flippera1400 wat1399 corsec1400 mortal?a1425 deadly?c1450 hec1450 personagec1485 wretcha1500 human1509 mundane1509 member1525 worma1556 homo1561 piece of flesh1567 sconce1567 squirrel?1567 fellow creature1572 Adamite1581 bloat herringa1586 earthling1593 mother's child1594 stuff1598 a piece of flesh1600 wagtail1607 bosom1608 fragment1609 boots1623 tick1631 worthy1649 earthlies1651 snap1653 pippin1665 being1666 personal1678 personality1678 sooterkin1680 party1686 worldling1687 human being1694 water-wagtail1694 noddle1705 human subject1712 piece of work1713 somebody1724 terrestrial1726 anybody1733 individual1742 character1773 cuss1775 jig1781 thingy1787 bod1788 curse1790 his nabs1790 article1796 Earthite1814 critter1815 potato1815 personeityc1816 nibs1821 somebody1826 tellurian1828 case1832 tangata1840 prawn1845 nigger1848 nut1856 Snooks1860 mug1865 outfit1867 to deliver the goods1870 hairpin1879 baby1880 possum1894 hot tamale1895 babe1900 jobbie1902 virile1903 cup of tea1908 skin1914 pisser1918 number1919 job1927 apple1928 mush1936 face1944 jong1956 naked ape1965 oke1970 punter1975 1895 J. London in Aegis 15 Feb. 2 Yer wants ter ast me a few questions? Den fire away. I'se yer red hot tamale. 1901 ‘H. McHugh’ John Henry 42 I had to get gabby and make Clara Jane believe I associated only with Torrid Tamales. 1908 Amer. Swineherd Oct. 35/1 George F. Beezley is one of the warmest young tamales you ever met. 1924 H. C. Witwer Fighting Back vii. 181 There wasn't a minute that he wasn't pesterin' me to get him a scrap with anyone..! Even the Kid kept urgin' me to give this tamale a chance. 1931 J. Wilstach Under Cover Man x. 114 You'll have to make an example..of any of these hot tomales who want to hold back. b. spec. An attractive or sexy person (esp. a woman). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person knocker1612 attractor1641 gracioso1653 attracter1654 charmer1677 irresistible1774 fascinator1836 stunner1847 high-stepper1852 looker1893 bonzer1897 hot tamale1897 tanger1914 dish1929 head-turner1935 cake1941 the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person > woman morsela1450 honeypot1618 enchantera1704 peach1710 enchantress1713 sparkler1713 enslaver1728 witch1740 fascinatress1799 honey1843 biscuit1855 fairy1862 baby1863 scorcher1881 cracker1891 peacherino1896 hot tamale1897 mink1899 hotty?1913 babe1915 a bit of skirt1916 cookie1917 tomato1918 snuggle-pup1922 nifty1923 brahma1925 package1931 ginch1934 blonde bombshell1942 beast1946 smasher1948 a bit of crackling1949 nymphet1955 nymphette1961 fox1963 beaver1968 superbabe1970 brick house1977 nubile1977 yummy mummy1993 1897 G. Ade Pink Marsh 197 'At Belle's a hot tomolley. 1911 Baseball Mag. June 93/1 Thinks I I'll call up the flat house where my little hot tamale lived with her mother and brother. 1924 G. Wells & B. Cooper in Catal. Copyright Entries: Pt. 3 (Libr. of Congr. Copyright Office) (1925) 19 1205 (title of song) Hot tamale Molly. 1967 ‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp vi. 125 The memory of that four-slat tip out of the fin sent the ‘tamale’ skidding to me. 1989 N.Y. Mag. 27 Feb. 138/2 Dolores con Leche, a torrid tamale of an ethnic dancer. 2006 H. O'Neill Lullabies for Little Criminals 166 My cousin Alphonse..just wants you to know that you are a hot tamale. Compounds C1. General attributive and objective (in sense 1), as tamale seller, tamale stand, etc. ΚΠ 1886 Los Angeles Times 12 Sept. 2/5 The tomale-man was one of the patron saints of the pueblo. 1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 3 May 2/3 M. J. Mulligan, a farmer, and Emmanuel Diaz, a Mexican tamale vendor, were the participants in a fracas. 1892 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 28 July 3/3 Otto Schweedler.., a hot tomale peddler. 1948 Washington Post 24 Dec. 11/1 Funniest of the turns concerns Lou..in the guise of a travelling tamale seller. 1988 B. Sterling Islands in Net (1989) iv. 91 Y'all can try some of these little tamale things, ‘pastels’ they call 'em. 1996 E. A. Proulx Accordion Crimes (1997) 143 Down the street stood a wreck of an old tamale stand. 2007 N.Y. Mag. 8 Jan. 92/2 If you find the plastic doll in your slice of king cake on the day of the Epiphany.., you win a tamale dinner for ten. C2. tamale pie n. originally and chiefly U.S. a pie or casserole having a crust traditionally made of masa dough and a filling typical of a tamale. ΚΠ 1908 Oxnard (Calif.) Daily Courier 18 Feb. The most delicious of..savory tamale pies. 1989 A. Walker Temple of my Familiar ii. 146 My daughter..while helping me make tamale pie, spilled chili sauce on it. 2001 F. L. Block Echo 5 She makes tamale pies, spinach lasagnas, Indian saffron curries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625 |
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