- tamarind
- tamarind (n.) by c.1400, ultimately from Arabic tamr hindi, lit. "date of India." First element cognate with Heb. tamar "palm tree, date palm."
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Tamarind — Tam a*rind, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[=i], literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.) 1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica})… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tamarind — TAMARÍND s.m. v. tamarin. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
tamarind — tamàrīnd m DEFINICIJA bot. stablo (Tamarindus indica) iz porodice rogača (Caesalpiniaceae), upotrebljava se za hranu ili kao laksativ, te u stolarstvu ETIMOLOGIJA srlat. tamarindus ← arap. tamr hindi: indijska datulja … Hrvatski jezični portal
tamarind — ► NOUN ▪ sticky brown acidic pulp from the pod of a tropical African tree, used as a flavouring in Asian cookery. ORIGIN Arabic, Indian date … English terms dictionary
tamarind — [tam′ə rind] n. [Sp tamarindo < Ar tamr hindī, date of India] 1. a tropical leguminous tree (Tamarindus indica) of the caesalpinia family, with yellow flowers and brown pods with an acid pulp 2. its fruit, used in foods, beverages, etc … English World dictionary
Tamarind — Taxobox name = Tamarind regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae tribus = Detarieae genus = Tamarindus species = T. indica binomial = Tamarindus indica… … Wikipedia
tamarind — [[t]tæ̱mərɪnd[/t]] tamarinds N VAR A tamarind is a fruit which grows on a tropical evergreen tree which has pleasant smelling flowers. You can also refer to the tree on which this fruit grows as a tamarind … English dictionary
tamarind — UK [ˈtæmərɪnd] / US noun Word forms tamarind : singular tamarind plural tamarinds a) [countable/uncountable] a small soft fruit with sticky brown skin b) [countable] the African tree on which it grows … English dictionary
tamarind — indinis tamarindas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Tamarindus indica), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Jis naudojamas maisto priedams… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tamarind — /tam euh rind/, n. 1. the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food. 2. the tree itself. [1525 35; < ML tamarindus Ar tamr hindi lit … Universalium
