nacatamal

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nacatamalli (“meat tamale”), from nacatl (“flesh, meat”) + tamalli (“something wrapped”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nakataˈmal/ [na.ka.t̪aˈmal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: na‧ca‧ta‧mal === Noun === nacatamal m (plural nacatamales) (Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) a tamale filled with pork or chicken, rice, potatoes, herbs, spices, and other ingredients ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “nacatamal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025