tamale /təˈmɑː.liː/noun 1forms 1phrases 1 noun1 •A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.She would peel back the husk, ladle over the salsa verde, stab a plastic fork straight down into the heart of the masa, and hand the tamale over to me. — 2023 formstamales Phrases with tamale big tamaleA very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
