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Tamale , town (1984 pop. 136,828), capital of the Northern Region, N Ghana. It is a road junction and agricultural trade and education center.

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ta·ma·le / təˈmälē/ • n. a Mexican dish of seasoned meat wrapped in cornmeal dough and steamed or baked in corn husks. ORIGIN: from Mexican Spanish tamal, plural tamales, from Nahuatl tamalli.

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tamal (tamales) Mexican; maize‐meal pancake, similar to tortilla, but made with fat. Traditionally cooked inside the soft husks of maize.

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