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tamale pie

tamale pie noun: a pie and casserole dish in the cuisine of the Southwestern United States, consisting of a cornmeal crust over layers of the ingredients typically used in tamales.

Noun

tamale pie (countable and uncountable, plural tamale pies)

  1. A pie and casserole dish in the cuisine of the Southwestern United States, consisting of a cornmeal crust over layers of the ingredients typically used in tamales.

Forms of tamale pie

pluraltamale pies

Questions about tamale pie

What does tamale pie mean?
Tamale pie means a pie and casserole dish in the cuisine of the Southwestern United States, consisting of a cornmeal crust over layers of the ingredients typically used in tamales.
What part of speech is tamale pie?
Tamale pie is a noun.
What is the plural of tamale pie?
The plural of tamale pie is tamale pies.

Words near tamale pie in the dictionary

  1. Tamakis
  2. tamal
  3. tamalada
  4. tamaladas
  5. tamale
  6. tamale pie
  7. tamale pies
  8. tamalera
  9. tamaleras
  10. tamalero
  11. tamaleros

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