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| ta·ma·le [ tə mlee ] (plural ta·ma·les) |
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Mexican dish: a Mexican dish made by mixing fried chopped meat with peppers and seasonings, rolling the mixture in cornmeal dough, wrapping it in corn husks, and then steaming it
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| [Late 17th century. Back-formation < American Spanish tamales, plural of tamal< Nahuatl tamalli] |
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