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.

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Meanings

nountamale pie (countable and uncountable, plural tamale pies)

plural tamale pies

  1. countableuncountableA 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.
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APA

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Chicago

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