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tamarind

/ˈtæməɹɪnd/

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What does tamarind mean?

noun

  1. A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
  2. The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
  3. Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
  2. A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
  3. A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtæməɹɪnd/

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It is generally shadowed by a huge bhur, peepul, or tamarind tree.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818
No steeple or dome attracts from afar the eye of the traveller, but only a few trunks of tamarind, cocoa, and date trees, which rise above the houses, the roofs of which are flat.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322