tamarind.
A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
Meaning & usage
A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
Other similar species: Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
Other similar species: Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
Other similar species: A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).
Where this word comes from
From 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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