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Is tamal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tamal is a Scrabble US word. The word tamal is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is tamal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tamal is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is tamal a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tamal is a Words With Friends word. The word tamal is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

TALMA,TAMAL,

4-letter words (8 found)

ALMA,AMLA,ATMA,LAMA,MALA,MALT,TAAL,TALA,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAL,ALA,ALT,AMA,LAM,LAT,MAA,MAL,MAT,TAM,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AL,AM,AT,LA,MA,TA,

You can make 27 words from tamal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tamal

tamal atmal tmaal mtaal amtal matal taaml ataml taaml ataml aatml aatml tmaal mtaal tamal atmal matal amtal amatl maatl aamtl aamtl maatl amatl tamla atmla tmala mtala amtla matla talma atlma tlama ltama altma latma tmlaa mtlaa tlmaa ltmaa mltaa lmtaa amlta malta almta lamta mlata lmata taalm atalm taalm atalm aatlm aatlm talam atlam tlaam ltaam altam latam talam atlam tlaam ltaam altam latam aaltm aaltm alatm laatm alatm laatm tmala mtala tamla atmla matla amtla tmlaa mtlaa tlmaa ltmaa mltaa lmtaa talma atlma tlama ltama altma latma malta amlta mlata lmata almta lamta amalt maalt aamlt aamlt maalt amalt amlat malat almat lamat mlaat lmaat aalmt aalmt alamt laamt alamt laamt malat amlat mlaat lmaat almat lamat

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Definitions and meaning of tamal

tamal

Etymology

From Spanish tamal, from Nahuatl tamalli (“wrapped”).

Noun

tamal (plural tamales or (proscribed) tamals)

  1. Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).

Usage notes

The form tamal is preferred by some to tamale, as tamal is the Standard Spanish singular form while tamale is generally analyzed as a back-formation from the plural tamales, thus proscribed. Note however that tamale exists in Spanish dialect.

Synonyms

  • tamale

Anagrams

  • Malta, malta, talma

Cahuilla

Noun

támal (plural támlem)

  1. mouth
  2. tooth

Derived terms

  • tamakéñish
  • tamawet

Central Nahuatl

Noun

tamal

  1. tamale.

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

tamal

  1. tamale.

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

tamal

  1. Alternative spelling of dhamal

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

tamal

  1. tamal

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tɨma. Compare Classical Nahuatl tamalli (“tamale”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈtamal/
  • (Teotepeque) IPA(key): /ˈtamaɬ/
  • (Tacuba) IPA(key): /ˈtaːmal/

Noun

tamal (plural tajtamal)

  1. tortilla

See also

  • tashkal (tortilla made of tender corn)

Sambali

Noun

tamál

  1. poison

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • tamale (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tamalli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈmal/ [t̪aˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ta‧mal

Noun

tamal m (plural tamales)

  1. (Central America, Mexico) tamal, tamale
  2. (Central America, Mexico) bundle, clumsy package
  3. (Central America, Mexico) embroilment, imbroglio
    Synonyms: embrollo, lío

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: tamal, tamale

See also

  • hallaca
  • huma, humita

Further reading

  • “tamal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Uzbek

Noun

tamal (plural tamallar)

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