tamara

[ tuh-mahr-uh ]

/ təˈmɑr ə /

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noun Italian Cooking.

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

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Origin of tamara

Origin uncertain

Tamara

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

/ ˈtæm ər ə, təˈmær ə, -ˈmɑr ə /

noun

a female given name.

Tamara Loertscher went to the Eau Claire Mayo Clinic in early August when she thought she was pregnant.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another was the British socialite and photographer Tamara Beckwith, who now resides in New York.
Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years|Tom Teodorczuk|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jenna and Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) her best friend, speak almost exclusively in inside jokes and ever-evolving slang.
In Praise of ‘Awkward’: OMFG MTV, Like, Really Gets High School|Amy Zimmerman|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Parents include Tamara Mellon, Roman Abromavich and Lady Helen Windsor.
Where Will Kate Middleton and Prince William Send Their Kid to School?|Tom Sykes|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Chambers will be pitted against Tamara Brady, a veteran public defender.
Colorado Shooter: Insane or Just Plain Evil?|Eliza Shapiro, Christine Pelisek|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Demon, baffled and furious, is left gazing upon the corpse of Tamara.
The Russian Opera|Rosa Newmarch
She did not love them and cast them to death like Tamara of the Caucasus.
December Love|Robert Hichens
Beyond the power of appointing Valluvans and other office-bearers, the authority of the Tamara extends but little.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
The Valluvan always takes care to obtain a written authority from the Tamara, before he begins his functions.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Probably it appears to Vietinghov that his Tamara is far more beautiful; and God alone knows which of us is right.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky