Definition of "tamal" [tamal]

• Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish). (noun)

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• "The word tamal is used to refer to many types of leaf-wrapped food, not only the familiar corn dough tamales."
• "You can stand tamales in front of each other; just make sure that the open end of the tamal is facing upward."
• "This tamal is 3 feet long, weighs about 150 pounds, and requires most of the leaves of a banana tree to wrap it."