Where does “tamales” come from?
Tamales comes from Spanish tamales, from Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli, a Mesoamerican food made from masa dough.
tamales (English): plural of tamale
Ancestry of “tamales”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | tamales | plural of tamal |
| 2 | Spanish | tamal | tamal, tamale; bundle, clumsy package;... |
| 3 | Nahuatl | tamalli | wrapped |
Words derived from “tamales”