tamal, tamale
(noun) dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tamal (plural tamales)
Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).
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.
• tamale
• Malta, malta, talma
Source: Wiktionary
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
