tamale 
tamale
Definition
☆ ta·male (tə mä′lē)
noun
a Mexican dish consisting of cornmeal dough around a filling as of minced meat and red peppers, the whole then wrapped in corn husks or plantain leaves and cooked by baking, steaming, etc.
Etymology: MexSp tamal, pl. tamales < Nahuatl tamalli
tamale
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Last year, when my parents were visiting and we spent Christmas in Cheddar, we didn't have tamales.
Modifies a noun
- fajita: Taxes for plus included tamales fajitas in the first we haven't had.
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