/ Dictionary / Index T tamale: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ta•ma•le Pronunciation: (tu-mä'lē), [key] — n. a Mexican dish made of minced and seasoned meat packed in cornmeal dough, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed. Ta•ma•le Pronunciation: (tu-mä'lē), [key] — n. a city in N Ghana. 90,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tamale (Thesaurus) tamable tamandua Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language