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Noun: tamale  tu'maa-lee
  1. Dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed
    "They enjoyed homemade tamales during the holiday season";
    - tamal
Noun: Tamale  tu'maa-lee
  1. The capital city of the Northern Region of Ghana
    "Tamale is the fastest-growing city in West Africa"

Derived forms: tamales

Type of: city, dish, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Ghana, Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana

Encyclopedia: Tamale, Nurses Training College