TAMAL

tamal, tamale

(noun) dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

tamal (plural tamales)

Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).

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.

Synonyms

• tamale

Anagrams

• Malta, malta, talma

Source: Wiktionary

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