tamales

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish tamales. As the plural of tamale, partly also regularly formed from tamale + -s. === Noun === tamales plural of tamal plural of tamale === Anagrams === malates, maltase == Spanish == === Adjective === tamales m pl or f pl plural of tamal === Noun === tamales m pl plural of tamal plural of tamale ==== Descendants ==== English: tamales, tamale (by back-formation) English, Spanish: tamalera Spanish: tamaleada == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tamalis === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tamales, plural of tamal (“tamale”), from Classical Nahuatl tamalli. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈmales/ [t̪ɐˈmaː.lɛs] Rhymes: -ales Syllabification: ta‧ma‧les === Noun === tamales (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔) tamale (Mexican dish) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “tamales”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 566: “Tamales) Tamalis (pp) C. de carne peſcado o de otra coſa”