: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
Examples of tamale in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The 7 Siblings will be serving hot sauce and tamales.
—
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Spa offerings at the on-site spa range from a Signature Rainforest Massage to facials using Biologique Recherche and my Tsuru Cacao Ancestral Ritual was one that centered around Costa Rican cacao, where I was wrapped like a tamale and relaxed in the heat and massage.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tamale 
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Spa offerings at the on-site spa range from a Signature Rainforest Massage to facials using Biologique Recherche and my Tsuru Cacao Ancestral Ritual was one that centered around Costa Rican cacao, where I was wrapped like a tamale and relaxed in the heat and massage.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tamale
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tamale.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near tamale
Cite this Entry
“Tamale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamale. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tamale
noun
ta·ma·le
tə-ˈmäl-ē 
: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed
Geographical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share