tamarind
A tropical tree, Tamarindus indicaA tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
» He put tamarind in the soup to make it sour.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
Tamarinde
тамари́ндtamarínd
(countable, uncountable)The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
Tamarinde
тамари́ндtamarínd
Other similar species:
(countable, uncountable)Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
(countable, uncountable)Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
(countable, uncountable)A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
(countable, uncountable)A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).
- large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
- long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
Examples
4 sentencesHe put tamarind in the soup to make it sour.
My favorite fruit is tamarind.
Tamarind is popular in many South Asian and Central American cuisines.
Tamarind is often used as an ingredient in Thai recipes for its sour flavor.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamariFrom Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, literally “Indian date”).
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Forms
plural: tamarindsSynonyms
3 synonyms- large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys:tamarindo
- long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp:tamarind treetamarindoTamarindus indica
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable