tamara

¹ American

[tuh-mahr-uh] / təˈmɑr ə /

noun

Italian Cooking.

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

Tamara ² American

[tam-er-uh, tuh-mar-uh, -mahr-uh] / ˈtæm ər ə, təˈmær ə, -ˈmɑr ə /

noun

a female given name.

Etymology

Origin of tamara

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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Murphy also fathered son Christian with ex-partner Tamara Hood and son Angel with former Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown.

From MarketWatch

Céspedes found his Lidia in newcomer Tamara Cortés.

From Los Angeles Times

“We cast a lot of girls, but Tamara was right, and she had the attitude,” Céspedes recalls.

From Los Angeles Times

"The advertisements promised a win or jackpot," Populix research manager Nazmi Tamara told AFP.

From Barron's

Scottish singer Tamara Schlesinger, chief executive of the Hen Hoose music collective, said she was "deeply disappointed, though not surprised" to see no women or non-binary artists.

From BBC

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