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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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