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The least one may say is that no English dictionary published through 1987 gives a fully correct etymology for tamale or frijol(e) .
Thus, by analogy, many Americans make tamale , instead of the correct tamal , the singular of tamales ...
Interestingly, whereas tamale and frijole have acquired a nonetymological vowel, blints has lost an etymological vowel.
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.
Chile is the country, and even the most ignorant Mexican would not call one tamal a tamale .