tamal
tamal
∗tamal
masculine noun
1tamale
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tamal [tah-mahl’]
noun
1A kind of small dumpling, made of Indian meal, stuffed with minced meat or other eatables, and boiled in the husk of the Indian corn. (America) (m)
2(Honduras) A bundle of sarsaparilla. (m)
3Fraud (trampa), trick, set a trap. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
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