tamalli

== Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Tlaxcala): tamal === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tamalli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [taˈmá.lːi] === Noun === tamalli tamale == Classical Nahuatl == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [taˈmá.lːi] === Noun === tamalli (inanimate, plural tamalli) (it is) a small cake of cornmeal dough that is cooked and served in a corn husk wrapping; a tamale Idem, f. 90v. col. 2. Tamalli. pan de mayz embuelto en hojas y cozi / do en olla. Tamalli. maize bread wrapped in corn husks and cooked in a pot. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: tamal English: tamal, tamale === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92r, 90v Rémi Siméon (1885), Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, pages 436, 437 == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tamalli === Noun === tamalli tamale ==== Derived terms ==== etamalli