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Tamale
The 🫔 Tamale emoji depicts a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (corn dough) that is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. It is often filled with meats, cheeses, or vegetables. The emoji is...
Meaning & Usage
The 🫔 Tamale emoji depicts a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa (corn dough) that is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. It is often filled with meats, cheeses, or vegetables. The emoji is commonly used to represent Mexican cuisine, celebrations like Día de Muertos or Christmas (where tamales are a traditional food), and general enjoyment of food. It can also represent comfort food or a cultural connection to Latin American heritage. This emoji was introduced in Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and is a welcome addition to the food-related emoji collection, reflecting increased diversity and representation.
Usage Contexts
🫔
Expressing excitement for a cultural celebration
Día de Muertos is coming up! Time for 🫔 and ofrendas.
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Indicating a craving or desire for comfort food
I'm feeling down, need some 🫔 and a movie.
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Sharing excitement about making or eating tamales
Just finished making a huge batch of 🫔 for the holidays!
Platform Appearances
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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🇹🇷
Tamale
Türkçe
🇩🇪
Tamale
Deutsch
🇫🇷
Tamal
Français
🇮🇳
टमाले
हिन्दी
🇸🇦
تامال
العربية
🇷🇺
Тамале
Русский
🇵🇰
ٹمالے
اردو
🇮🇩
Tamale
Bahasa Indonesia
🇻🇳
Bánh tamale
Tiếng Việt
🇹🇭
ทามาเล่
ไทย
🇮🇷
تامال
فارسی
🇳🇬
Tamalen Biredi
Hausa
🇪🇹
ታማሌ
አማርኛ
🇹🇿
Tamale
Kiswahili
🇧🇩
তামালে
বাংলা
🇲🇲
တာမာလီ
မြန်မာ
🇺🇿
Tamale
Oʻzbek
🇮🇳
तमाले
मराठी
🇮🇳
తమాలే
తెలుగు
🇮🇩
Tamale
Jawa
🇮🇶
Tamale
Kurdî
🇵🇭
Tamale
Filipino
Usage Tips
Use with other food emojis
Combine the 🫔 emoji with other food emojis like 🌮 (taco) or 🌶️ (hot pepper) to create a full Mexican meal representation.
Contextualize with celebrations
Pair the 🫔 emoji with emojis related to holidays or celebrations like 🎉 (party popper) or 💀 (skull) to emphasize a festive occasion.
Show regional variety
Mention the filling when discussing tamales to indicate region, as they vary widely.
Developer Codes
U+1FAD4
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