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tamalera

tamalera noun: a person or factory that makes tamales.

Noun

tamalera (plural tamaleras)

  1. A person or factory that makes tamales.
    • There is no Christmas without tamales in Costa Rica. To get into the holiday spirit, Tico Times photographer Alberto Font visited La Flor de Aserrí, a “tamalera” in the town of Aserrí, south of San José, to witness the making of tamales.11 December 2013, Making tamales, The Tico Times
  2. A tamale seller.

Forms of tamalera

pluraltamaleras

Origin of tamalera

Borrowed from Spanish tamalera.

Questions about tamalera

What does tamalera mean?
Tamalera means a person or factory that makes tamales.
What part of speech is tamalera?
Tamalera is a noun.
What is the plural of tamalera?
The plural of tamalera is tamaleras.

Words near tamalera in the dictionary

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

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