"tamal" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /taˈmal/, [t̪aˈmal] Forms: tamales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|tamalli}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} tamal m (plural tamales)
  1. (Central America, Mexico) tamal, tamale Tags: Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-tamal-es-noun-wDrGQJUZ Disambiguation of Foods: 33 33 35 Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 8 8 28 25 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 30 26 34 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 29 37
  2. (Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package Tags: Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-tamal-es-noun-phRZBID1 Disambiguation of Foods: 33 33 35 Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 8 8 28 25 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 30 26 34 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 29 37
  3. (Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio Tags: Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: embrollo, lío
    Sense id: en-tamal-es-noun-CEj~QSBL Disambiguation of Foods: 33 33 35 Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 8 8 28 25 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 30 26 34 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 34 29 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tamale [dialectal] Derived forms: tamal pisque, tamalería, tamalero, tamalito Related terms: nacatamal, nixtamal, hallaca, huma, humita

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hallaca"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "huma"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "humita"
    }
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        "(Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package"
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        "(Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio"
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          "word": "embrollo"
        },
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          "word": "lío"
        }
      ],
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        "Central-America",
        "Mexico",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/taˈmal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t̪aˈmal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
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  "word": "tamal"
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    },
    {
      "word": "tamalería"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "tamalito"
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "word": "nacatamal"
    },
    {
      "word": "nixtamal"
    },
    {
      "word": "hallaca"
    },
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      "word": "huma"
    },
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      "word": "humita"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[t̪aˈmal]"
    },
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      "word": "tamale"
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}

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