tomalley

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tomalley

/təˈmal.iː/ UK, contemporary
/ˈtɒmˌal.iː/ UK, contemporary
/təˈmæl.iː/
/ˈtɔːmˌæl.iː/
/təˈmæl.i/ Canada, US
/ˈtɔmˌæl.i/ US
/ˈtɒmˌæl.i/ Canada
/ˈtɑmˌæl.i/ cot caught merger
/təˈmæl.iː/ Australia
/ˈtɔmˌæl.iː/ Australia
/təˈmɛl.iː/ New Zealand
/ˈtɒmˌɛl.iː/ New Zealand
/təˈmal.i/ Scotland
/ˈtɔmˌal.i/ Scotland

Sounds like tamale · Rhymes with -æli, -ɔːmæli

Where it comes from

Derived from Kari'na tamali /tumale (“a sauce of lobster liver”).

noun tomalleys · tumale

The hepatopancreas of a crustacean.
Similar: mustard

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@misc{tomalley_2026,
  title = {tomalley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tomalley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}