: cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, wrapped usually in corn husks, and steamed
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The judges faulted Madrigal for making dessert tamales, a deviation from the theme.
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Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
The $55 dinner menu at Sampa features kare kare tamales, Filipino bucatini, ribeye salpicao and ube cheesecake.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Orozco, detained while buying tamales for his family, remains in custody six months later.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The court documents didn’t name those individuals, but agents stopped in front of a stand where a family sold tamales, coffee, champurrado and pan dulce near the California Mart.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Ethan Wolin
updated July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
The $55 dinner menu at Sampa features kare kare tamales, Filipino bucatini, ribeye salpicao and ube cheesecake.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Orozco, detained while buying tamales for his family, remains in custody six months later.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
The court documents didn’t name those individuals, but agents stopped in front of a stand where a family sold tamales, coffee, champurrado and pan dulce near the California Mart.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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“Tamale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamale. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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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
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