tamale

ta·ma·le

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-mah-lee]
- /təˈmɑ li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuh-mah-lee]
- /təˈmɑ li/

Definitions of tamale word

noun tamale a city in N Ghana. 1
noun tamale Mexican minced-beef pie 1
noun tamale a Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed 0
noun tamale a Mexican dish consisting of cornmeal dough around a filling as of minced meat and red peppers, the whole then wrapped in corn husks or plantain leaves and cooked by baking, steaming, etc. 0

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Origin of tamale

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15, Americanism; construed as singular of Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal < Nahuatl tamalli

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Parts of speech for Tamale

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tamale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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