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Example sentences for: tamale

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A different explanation of tamale was offered in American Speech 48, 3-4, 1973, p.
Chile is the country, and even the most ignorant Mexican would not call one tamal a tamale .
Maxey Brooke writes [XV,2] that English tamale is from Spanish tamale . There is, however, no such Spanish word.
My explanation is that English-speakers borrowed Spanish plural tamales (whose singular is tamal ), from which they back-formed a new singular, tamale (i.e.
Other food names that have passed through the Texas pipeline into common usage are chile, enchilada, taco, tamale, tortilla, fríjol, frito, picante, jalapeño, nacho, mescal, tequila , and margarita . It may be interesting to note the Spanish borrowed chile, tamale, mescal , and mesquite from the indigenous Indians before passing them on to us.