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tamarind en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtæməɹɪnd/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, literally “Indian date”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
   • He began to crack tamarinds, pulling out the pod flesh, adding sugar and black pepper from his palms. 2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 253:
   • Currently, the Palestinian territories are being featured, and the menu boasts treats like maftoul (a garlicky chicken and couscous dish) and tamar Hindi (chilled tamarind juice with rose water). 2015 April 30, Jordan Bissell, “10 wacky U.S. restaurants”, in CNN:
3. (countable, uncountable) Other similar species: ▸ Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
4. (countable, uncountable) Other similar species: ▸ Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
5. (countable, uncountable) Other similar species: ▸ A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
6. (countable, uncountable) A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).

Forms

Deriveds

velvet tamarind · monkey tamarind · tamarind fish · tamarindade · tamarind plum

Translations (150)

ml പുളി (tropical tree) · vo tamarin (tropical tree) · as তেঁতেলী (fruit) · it tamarindo (fruit) · vi trái me (fruit) · hil sambag (tropical tree) · fa خرمای هندی (fruit) · ml പുളി (fruit) · jv ꦏꦩꦭꦒꦶ (tropical tree) · fa خنجه (fruit) · bg варзия (fruit) · ar تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tropical tree) · ms asam jawa (tropical tree) · kn ಹುಣಸೆ (tropical tree) · fa تمر هندی (fruit) · cmn 酸荳 /酸豆 (fruit) · arz تمر هندى (tropical tree) · ga tamarain (fruit) · enm thamarynde (fruit) · mr चिंच (tropical tree) · mg kily (fruit) · mfe tamarin (fruit) · nl tamarinde (tropical tree) · te చింతచెట్టు (tropical tree) · gu આમલી (fruit) · haw wī ʻawaʻawa (tropical tree) · cmn 羅望子 /罗望子 (tropical tree) · id asam jawa (fruit) · pag salomage (tropical tree) · jv asem jawa (fruit) · sv tamarind (fruit) · kn ಹುಣಸೆ (fruit) · jv ꦕꦼꦩ꧀ꦥꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (tropical tree) · yi טאַמאַרינד (fruit) · as তেঁতেলী গছ (tropical tree) · vi me (tropical tree) · fi tamarindi (tropical tree) · zdj mhadju (tropical tree) · te చింతపండు (fruit) · ff jaɓɓehi (tropical tree) · vi me (fruit) · sw ukwaju (fruit) · sh indijska hurma (tropical tree) · pt tamarinho (fruit) · ru тамари́нд (tropical tree) · tr demirhindi (tropical tree) · tl punong sampalok (tropical tree) · hi इमली (fruit) · jam tambrin (tropical tree) · gut tonh (tropical tree) · mr चिंच (fruit) · bg варзия (tropical tree) · syl ꠔꠦꠔꠂ (fruit) · ja タマリンド (tropical tree) · pam sampaluk (tropical tree) · ta புளியங்காய் (fruit) · fr tamarinier (tropical tree) · mrw banto'on (fruit) · pt tamarinheiro (tropical tree) · lo ຂາມ (tropical tree) · eo tamarindo (fruit) · ms asam jawa (fruit) · sv tamarind (tropical tree) · sat ᱡᱚᱡᱚ ᱡᱚ (fruit) · ta புளி (tropical tree) · tcy ಪುಳಿಂಕಟೆ (fruit) · ks تَمبٕر (tropical tree) · hu tamarindusz (tropical tree) · fr tamarin (fruit) · tr Hint hurması (tropical tree) · bn তেঁতুল (tropical tree) · fa تمر هندی (tropical tree) · ja タマリンド (fruit) · fa جنجه (fruit) · my မန်ကျည်းသီး (fruit) · tl sampalok (fruit) · km ដើមអម្ពិល (tropical tree) · bg тамаринд (tropical tree) · hu tamarind (fruit) · ko 타마린드 (tropical tree) · ca tamerinde (tropical tree) · yi טאַמאַרינד (tropical tree) · kea tanbarina (tropical tree) · el οξυφοίνικα (fruit) · si සියඹලා (fruit) · id asam jawa (tropical tree) · gu આમલી (tropical tree) · vo tamarinafluk (fruit) · ko 타마린드 (fruit) · si සියඹලා (tropical tree) · ml ചിഞ്ച (tropical tree) · sw mkwaju (tropical tree) · ilo salomagi (tropical tree) · ro tamarin (tropical tree) · bg тамаринд (fruit) · th มะขาม (tropical tree) · fa خرمای هندی (tropical tree) · mrw sambag (tropical tree) · shn မၢၵ်ႇၵႅင်း (tropical tree) · eo tamarindujo (tropical tree) · kea tanbarina (fruit) · fa خنجه (tropical tree) · lo ໝາກຂາມ (fruit) · sq brukë (tropical tree) · lv tamarinds (fruit) · ceb sambag (tropical tree) · pt tamarindeira (tropical tree) · pt tamarineiro (tropical tree) · it tamarindo (tropical tree) · sh индијска хурма (tropical tree) · pt tamarindeiro (tropical tree) · haw wī ʻawaʻawa (fruit) · jam tambrin (fruit) · or ତେନ୍ତୁଳି (fruit) · ga tor tamaraine (tropical tree) · tr demirhindi (fruit) · ml വാളൻപുളി (fruit) · eo tamarindarbo (tropical tree) · ms celagi (tropical tree) · sa अम्लिका (fruit) · de Tamarinde (tropical tree) · km អំពិល (fruit) · th มะขาม (fruit) · sa तिन्त्रिणी (tropical tree) · ml വാളൻപുളി (tropical tree) · ml ചിഞ്ച (fruit) · de Tamarinde (fruit) · ta புளி (fruit) · es tamarindo (fruit) · pt tamarindo (fruit) · mrw sambag (fruit) · fa جنجه (tropical tree) · tl sampalok (tropical tree) · rcf tamarin (fruit) · pt tamarindo (tropical tree) · fi tamarindi (fruit) · krj samalagi (tropical tree) · bn তিন্তিড়ী (fruit) · es tamarindo (tropical tree) · my မန်ကျည်း (tropical tree) · tr Hint hurması (fruit) · km អម្ពិល (fruit) · bn বৃক্ষাম্ল (tropical tree) · tsg asam (fruit) · hi इमली (tropical tree) · ru тамари́нд (fruit) · ga tamarain (tropical tree) · bn তিন্তিড়ী (tropical tree) · pa ਇਮਲੀ (fruit) · bn তেঁতুল (fruit)

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