tamalería

Spanish

Etymology

From tamal (“tamale”) +‎ -ería.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tamaleˈɾia/ [t̪a.ma.leˈɾi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ta‧ma‧le‧rí‧a

Noun

tamalería f (plural tamalerías)

1. (Mexico, El Salvador) place where tamales are made or sold

Related terms

• tamal
• tamalero
• tamalito

Further reading

• “tamalería”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “tamalería”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010