tamalero
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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!"
- "Along with the tasks of soaking the corn husks, cooking the perfect meat fillings, and the time-consuming process of spreading just the right amount of masa on the corn husks and folding them according to a family tradition that dates back more than 60 years, the tamaleros are also making memories."
- "[…] 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."
- "About 2,000 attended Centro Cultural’s second annual Tamale Fest, held Sept. 24 on the grounds and near Caritas Village in Binghampton, said co-chairperson Margarita Sandino. / Twenty vendors, including local tamaleros, food trucks and artists, participated."
- "That’s why the Street Vendors Association of Chicago (SVAC), which has a membership of 60 vendors, was organized: to help eloteros, tamaleros and others operate “as legally as possible”, said SVAC director Vicky Lugo."
Etymology
From Spanish tamalero.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: tamalero