tamalera

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noun

A person or factory that makes tamales.

OriginSpanish tamalera →
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Meanings

nountamalera (plural tamaleras)

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.

Origin

  1. Spanishtamalera
  2. Englishtamalera

Borrowed from Spanish tamalera.

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Cite this entry
APA

tamalera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamalera

MLA

“tamalera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamalera. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tamalera,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamalera.

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