tamale
tamale meaning
A tamale in its corn husk wrapper, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents a food central to Mexican and Central American cuisine and culture, especially around Christmas, when families gather to make them in large batches. Its addition was specifically campaigned for, and it matters as representation as much as food.
Meaning
A tamale in its corn husk wrapper, added in Emoji 13.0. It represents a food central to Mexican and Central American cuisine and culture, especially around Christmas, when families gather to make them in large batches. Its addition was specifically campaigned for, and it matters as representation as much as food. It appears in cooking, family and festive posts.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Tamale
How to use it
- Tamales with the whole family this weekend 🫔
- Nothing says Christmas like this 🫔
- Abuela's recipe, no substitutions 🫔
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | tamale |
| አማርኛ | ታማሌ |
| العربية | تامال |
| অসমীয়া | টমালে |
| azərbaycan | tamal |
| башҡорт | тамале |
| беларуская | тамале |
| български | тамалес |
| বাংলা | তামালে |
| bosanski | tamale |
| català | tamal |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏔᎹᎴ |
| čeština | tamale |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | тамале |
| Cymraeg | tamale |
| Deutsch | Tamale |
| dolnoserbšćina | tamale |
| Ελληνικά | ταμάλες |
| English | tamale |
| español | tamal |
| eesti | tamale |
| euskara | tamal |
| فارسی | تامال |
| suomi | tamal |
| Filipino | tamale |
| føroyskt | tamales |
| français | tamal |
| Gaeilge | tamale |
| Gàidhlig | tamale |
| galego | tamal |
| ગુજરાતી | તમાલે |
| Hausa | biredin tamale |
| עברית | טמלה |
| हिन्दी | टमाले |
| hrvatski | tamal |
| hornjoserbšćina | tamale |
| magyar | tamale |
| հայերեն | տամալե |
| Indonesia | tamale |
| íslenska | tamale |
| italiano | tamale |
| 日本語 | タマル |
| Jawa | tamale |
| ქართული | ტამალე |
| қазақ тілі | тамал |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تامال |
| ខ្មែរ | តាម៉ាឡេ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ತಮಾಲೆ |
| 한국어 | 타말레 |
| कोंकणी | टमाले |
| кыргызча | тамале |
| ລາວ | ພັບ |
| lietuvių | vyniotinis |
| latviešu | tamale |
| македонски | тамале |
| മലയാളം | ടാമേൽ |
| монгол | тамале |
| मराठी | तमाले |
| Melayu | tamale |
| မြန်မာ | တာမာလီ |
| नेपाली | टिमाली |
| Nederlands | tamale |
| norsk | tamal |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଟମାଲେ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤਮਾਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tamálẹ |
| polski | tamales |
| پښتو | تمالا |
| português | tamale |
| rumantsch | tamale |
| română | tamale |
| русский | тамале |
| سنڌي | ٽيميل |
| တႆး | တမ်ႇမႃႇလႄႇ |
| සිංහල | තමලේ |
| slovenčina | tamal |
| slovenščina | tamale |
| Soomaali | unno maksikaan |
| shqip | tamale |
| српски | тамале |
| srpski | tamale |
| svenska | tamale |
| Kiswahili | tamale |
| தமிழ் | தமாலே |
| తెలుగు | తమాలే |
| ไทย | ทามาเล่ |
| ትግርኛ | ታማል |
| türkmen dili | tamale |
| lea fakatonga | mā pulupulu |
| Türkçe | tamale |
| українська | тамале |
| اردو | ٹمالے |
| o‘zbek | tamale |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh tamale |
| Èdè Yorùbá | tamalé |
| 粵語 | 墨西哥粽 |
| 粤语 | 墨西哥粽 |
| 中文 | 墨西哥粽子 |
| 繁體中文 | 玉米粉蒸肉 |
| isiZulu | i-tamale |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FAD4
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :tamale:
- Category
- Food & Drink
FAQ
- What does the tamale emoji (🫔) mean?
- A tamale in its corn husk wrapper, added in Emoji 13. 0. It represents a food central to Mexican and Central American cuisine and culture, especially around Christmas, when families gather to make them in large batches. Its addition was specifically campaigned for, and it matters as representation as much as food.
- How do you type the tamale emoji?
- Copy the tamale emoji 🫔 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the tamale emoji in?
- The tamale emoji belongs to the Food & Drink category.
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