Tamale

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tamale \Ta*ma"le\, n. [Written also {tamal}, {tomale}.] [Amer.
     Sp. tamal, of Mex. origin.]
     A Mexican dish made of crushed corn (cornmeal) mixed with
     minced meat, seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and
     steamed.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tamale
       n : corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then
           wrapped in corn husks and steamed