tamal

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”). === Noun === tamal (plural tamales or (proscribed) tamals) 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 == Cahuilla == === Noun === támal (plural támlem) mouth tooth ==== Derived terms ==== tamakéñish tamawet == Central Nahuatl == === Noun === tamal tamale. == Coatepec Nahuatl == === Noun === tamal tamale. == Guugu Yimidhirr == === Noun === tamal alternative spelling of dhamal == Ometepec Nahuatl == === Noun === tamal tamal == Pipil == === Etymology === From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tɨma. Compare Classical Nahuatl tamalli (“tamale”). === Pronunciation === (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtamal/ (Teotepeque) IPA(key): /ˈtamaɬ/ (Tacuba) IPA(key): /ˈtaːmal/ === Noun === tamal (plural tajtamal) tortilla === See also === tashkal (tortilla made of tender corn) == Sambali == === Noun === tamál poison == Spanish == === Alternative forms === tamale (dialectal) === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taˈmal/ [t̪aˈmal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ta‧mal === Noun === tamal m (plural tamales) (Central America, Mexico) tamal, tamale (Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package (Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio Synonyms: embrollo, lío (El Salvador, Nicaragua) thief (Honduras, vulgar) vulva ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: tamal, tamale === Adjective === tamal m or f (masculine and feminine plural tamales) (Guatemala, figurative) fat (when referring to people) === See also === hallaca huma, humita === References === “tamal”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 === Further reading === “tamal”, 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 == Uzbek == === Noun === tamal (plural tamallar) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.