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tomalley

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • tə-măl′ē
  • tŏm′ăl′ē
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /təˈmal.iː/
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˈtɒmˌal.iː/
  • /təˈmæl.iː/ Received Pronunciation, conservatism
  • /ˈtɔːmˌæl.iː/ Received Pronunciation, conservatism
  • Canada, General-American: /təˈmæl.i/
  • General-American: /ˈtɔmˌæl.i/
  • Canada: /ˈtɒmˌæl.i/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈtɑmˌæl.i/
  • Australian: /təˈmæl.iː/
  • Australian: /ˈtɔmˌæl.iː/
  • New-Zealand: /təˈmɛl.iː/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈtɒmˌɛl.iː/
  • Scotland: /təˈmal.i/
  • Scotland: /ˈtɔmˌal.i/
  • India: /ʈoˈmal.iː/
  • India: /ˈʈɔmˌal.iː/
  • rhymes with -æli
  • rhymes with -ɔːmæli
  • homophone: tamale

1

noun

Meaning 1

The hepatopancreas of a crustacean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mustard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hepatopancreas

2

noun

Meaning 2

edible greenish substance in boiled lobster

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liver

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: maksahaima — hepatopancreas of crustacean