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tamalero

tamalero noun: one who makes or sells tamales.

Noun

tamalero (plural tamaleros)

  1. One who makes or sells tamales.
    • The tamalero followed in hot pursuit and when he came back found his tamales in the gutter and his pushcart burned up by the benzoline of his open air lamp.1894 September 23, “Tamales Calientes: Push-cart Purveyors Who Flourish at Night. […]”, in The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., page 19, column 7
    • The tamale-man or, more correct, the tamalero, is a new and interesting type on our thoroughfares; let us welcome his advent. / Long live the tamalero!1896, Sigmund Krausz, “Fresh, Hot Chicken-Tamales!!”, in Street Types of Great American Cities, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: The Werner Company, page 90

Examples of tamalero in a sentence

  • […] in 1897, the City Council proposed to not allow tamale wagons to open until nine at night, at the behest of restaurant owners who didn’t like the crowds the tamaleros attracted.2012, Gustavo Arellano, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 56:
  • All the tamaleros made pork tamales to detailed specifications — 75 percent pork, 25 percent masa — for the contest at the Lee Harvey’s bar near downtown Dallas.2018 December 21, Bud Kennedy, “‘Tamale Throwdown’: Search for the best tamales leads to Tarrant County”, in Star-Telegram, volume 113...
  • If I remembered the contact information of the tamalero who delivers to my office every fortnight, I’d print that, too.2020 March 18, James Papp, “Adapt, be mindful of others, and we’ll get through this”, in The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif., page 3B...
  • “[…] We are praying for him and making sure we can do everything possible to take care of our tamalero.”2020 August 30, Louisa Chu, “Tamale Guy, Claudio Velez, hospitalized with COVID-19”, in Chicago Tribune, 173rd year, number 243, Chicago...

Forms of tamalero

pluraltamaleros

Origin of tamalero

From Spanish tamalero.

Questions about tamalero

What does tamalero mean?
Tamalero means one who makes or sells tamales.
How do you use tamalero in a sentence?
[…] in 1897, the City Council proposed to not allow tamale wagons to open until nine at night, at the behest of restaurant owners who didn’t like the crowds the tamaleros attracted.
What part of speech is tamalero?
Tamalero is a noun.
What is the plural of tamalero?
The plural of tamalero is tamaleros.

Words near tamalero in the dictionary

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

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