tamale
noun [ C ] uk/təˈmɑː.li/ us/təˈmɑː.li/
（墨西哥）玉米粉蒸肉，塔马利
a Mexican food consisting of dough (= a soft food made from flour and water) containing meat, vegetables, cheese, or fruit and cooked in a banana leaf or corn husk (= dry, outer covering)
There were plates of beans and tamales. 有几盘豆子和玉米粉蒸肉。
My favourite are shredded beef tamales. 我最喜欢的是玉米粉蒸碎牛肉。
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- Carmen sold tamales on the streets.
- He works as a tamale vendor.
- The first time he had a tamale, he bit into it without removing the husk.