tamara

[ tuh-mahr-uh ]

/ təˈmɑr ə /

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

Nearby words

origin uncertain

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

/ ˈtæm ər ə, təˈmær ə, -ˈmɑr ə /

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
Presently a thrush began to sing hard by, and with a little stretch and a sleepy sigh Tamara opened her big blue eyes.
Cornwall's Wonderland|Mabel Quiller-Couch
Tamara bent upon her a look full of resentment as well as of devout reproach, and betook herself upstairs.
The Imported Bridegroom|Abraham Cahan
It is not a road, but unbroken poetry, a wonderful, fantastic story written by the Demon in love with Tamara.
Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov
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
Tamara, you are a married woman, Hannah insisted, looking hard at her daughter.
The White Terror and The Red|Abraham Cahan