tamale
noun
ta·ma·le tə-ˈmä-lē 
: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Purchase seasonal specials like chicken tamale bowls on Thanksgiving because this restaurant will be open. 
Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 The trip continues to Los Angeles for tamale and donut battles; chicken wing and pizza making in Charleston; vegan burger and Thai noodles challenges in Atlanta and finally, a seafood showdown and croissant contest in Santa Barbara. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Also, just like that botched tamale dough, masa batter can be really forgiving. Christian Reynoso, Bon Appétit, 25 July 2022 At home in her Mexican kitchen, Kennedy made everything from scratch, grinding corn kernels into meal for tamale dough and gutting a chicken to prepare it for roasting. Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Long lines formed for arroz con gandules, rice and peas; alcapurrias, fritters; and pasteles, Puerto Rico’s answer to the tamale. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 Or were the young male cooks too dismissive of a woman who had spent years traveling the many regions of Mexico and knew that there was more than one way to make a tamale? Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 The menu options are limited: prison tamale, prison nachos and chow hall hotdogs, available with options for extra meat, beans and cheese. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022 These menu items include the chili con carne, the enchiladas de Tejas and the generous Mexico City dinner plate, which includes a beef taco, a cheese enchilada, a bean tostada, a chili tamale, guacamole, chili con queso, rice and beans. Emma Balter, Chron, 23 June 2022 See More
Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022 The trip continues to Los Angeles for tamale and donut battles; chicken wing and pizza making in Charleston; vegan burger and Thai noodles challenges in Atlanta and finally, a seafood showdown and croissant contest in Santa Barbara. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022 Also, just like that botched tamale dough, masa batter can be really forgiving. Christian Reynoso, Bon Appétit, 25 July 2022 At home in her Mexican kitchen, Kennedy made everything from scratch, grinding corn kernels into meal for tamale dough and gutting a chicken to prepare it for roasting. Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Long lines formed for arroz con gandules, rice and peas; alcapurrias, fritters; and pasteles, Puerto Rico’s answer to the tamale. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 Or were the young male cooks too dismissive of a woman who had spent years traveling the many regions of Mexico and knew that there was more than one way to make a tamale? Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2022 The menu options are limited: prison tamale, prison nachos and chow hall hotdogs, available with options for extra meat, beans and cheese. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022 These menu items include the chili con carne, the enchiladas de Tejas and the generous Mexico City dinner plate, which includes a beef taco, a cheese enchilada, a bean tostada, a chili tamale, guacamole, chili con queso, rice and beans. Emma Balter, Chron, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal tamale, from Nahuatl tamalli steamed cornmeal dough
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
tamale
noun
ta·ma·le tə-ˈmä-lē
: seasoned ground meat rolled in cornmeal, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed
Geographical Definition
Tamale
geographical name
Ta·ma·le tä-ˈmä-lā
town in northern Ghana population 371,351
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