tamalli

Classical Nahuatl

Caxic ōntetl chihchīltic tamalli. (Two red tamales on a plate.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [taˈmá.lːi]

Noun

tamalli (inanimate, plural tamalli)

  1. (it is) a small cake of cornmeal dough that is cooked and served in a corn husk wrapping; a tamale

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 92r, 90v
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, pages 436, 437

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tamalli

Noun

tamalli

  1. tamale

Derived terms

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