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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tamale  \Ta*ma"le\,  n.  [Written  also  {tamal},  {tomale}.]  [Amer. 
  Sp  tamal,  of  Mex.  origin.] 
  A  Mexican  dish  made  of  crushed  maize  mixed  with  minced  meat, 
  seasoned  with  red  pepper,  dipped  in  oil,  and  steamed. 

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