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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "LEH" (as in "let") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A person who makes and sells tamales, usually as a street vendor with a cart. The early-morning tamalero with his cart is a staple of the Mexican urban landscape.

Examples

The tamalero comes yelling through the neighborhood every morning.

There's a tamalero on the corner who makes incredible green ones.

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Regional synonyms

A small informal business in Mexico, anything from a taco stand on the corner to a tiny sidewalk shop. In Mexico, "changarrito" is the starting point for countless entrepreneurs who build something from scratch in their neighborhood.