tamara

¹

[ tuh-mahr-uh ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

1. a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.

Tamara

²

[ tam-er-uh, tuh-mar-uh, -mahr-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamara¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Tamara Loertscher went to the Eau Claire Mayo Clinic in early August when she thought she was pregnant.

From The Daily Beast

Another was the British socialite and photographer Tamara Beckwith, who now resides in New York.

From The Daily Beast

Jenna and Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) her best friend, speak almost exclusively in inside jokes and ever-evolving slang.

From The Daily Beast

Parents include Tamara Mellon, Roman Abromavich and Lady Helen Windsor.

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Chambers will be pitted against Tamara Brady, a veteran public defender.

From The Daily Beast

The Demon, baffled and furious, is left gazing upon the corpse of Tamara.

From Project Gutenberg

She did not love them and cast them to death like Tamara of the Caucasus.

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond the power of appointing Valluvans and other office-bearers, the authority of the Tamara extends but little.

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The Valluvan always takes care to obtain a written authority from the Tamara, before he begins his functions.

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Probably it appears to Vietinghov that his Tamara is far more beautiful; and God alone knows which of us is right.

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