Definitions for tamales

tamales ta·ma·le

Spelling: [tuh-mah-lee]
IPA: /təˈmɑ li/

Tamales is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 245 anagrams from letters in tamales (aaelmst).

Definitions for tamales

noun

  1. a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
  2. a city in N Ghana.

Origin of tamales

1605-15, Americanism; construed as singular of Mexican Spanish tamales, plural of tamal Nahuatl tamalli

Examples for tamales

Beltrán Leyva, a gourmand, was savoring his tamale with its filling of roasted corn.

Three rods were stuck into its head, upon each of which was spitted a tamale, or native pie.

The tamale is still a favorite dish, like tortillas and frijoles.

There she resumed her tamale in the intervals of conversation.

She promised to give us all a tamale supper tonight, you know.

Bob turned and glanced the way tamale was looking; saw nothing, and settled down again on the small of his back.

In the middle of the street was a tamale stand surrounded by patrons.

tamale lifted his head and gazed inquiringly up the hill; but Bob was not observant of signs just then.

tamale stirred restlessly with head uplifted and ears pointed straight before up the steep bluff.

A hot 13 tamale, like that Mexican fruit which burns you if you bite into it!

Word Value for tamales
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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