tamarind

[ tam-uh-rind ]

/ ˈtæm ə rɪnd /

Save This Word!

noun

the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.

the tree itself.

QUIZZES

DO A DOUBLE TAKE ON THIS QUIZ ON CONTRONYMS

Look both ways before you take this quiz on contronyms, or words that can have opposite meanings.

Question 1 of 7

Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

No one wanted to rent the run-down house on the corner.

His rent was so loud that people the next block over could hear it.

I had rent the apartment from an eccentric old lady.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Meet Grammar Coach

Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Improve Your Writing

Meet Grammar Coach

Improve Your Writing

Origin of tamarind

1525–35; <Medieval Latin tamarindus ≪ Arabic tamr hindī literally, Indian date

Words nearby tamarind

tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin, tamarind, tamarisk, tamas, tamasha, Tamatave, Tamaulipas

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

Example sentences from the Web for tamarind

First I’ll sprout them and then simmer them with turmeric and tamarind for mooga mole randayi curry.
Sick of Those Panic-Bought Beans? Try Sprouting Them|Aliza Abarbanel|April 15, 2021|Eater
It is served atop tamarind butter sauce and topped with grilled pineapple salsa.
A Magical Meal at Louie’s Backyard in the Conch Republic|Jane & Michael Stern|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Place the tamarind glaze in a squeeze bottle and drizzle decoratively over the top of the chop.
5 Iconic Recipes From an Iconic Chef|Emeril Lagasse|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The garden afforded me more pleasure than the monuments—especially on account of the enormous tamarind-trees.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

During the boiling the buri must be tightly covered with tamarind leaves and not be allowed to project from the water.
Philippine Mats|Hugo H. Miller
He was sitting beneath the shade of his favourite resort, the tamarind-tree, when he made this resolve.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
The tamarind consists of a brown-shelled pod that contains a brown acid pulp and from three to ten seeds.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
At a little hole-in-the-wall stand on Virtudes Street he bought a glass of mouth-puckering tamarind juice.
The Five Arrows|Allan Chase

British Dictionary definitions for tamarind

tamarind

/ (ˈtæmərɪnd) /

noun

a leguminous tropical evergreen tree, Tamarindus indica, having pale yellow red-streaked flowers and brown pulpy pods, each surrounded by a brittle shell

the acid fruit of this tree, used as a food and to make beverages and medicines

the wood of this tree

Word Origin for tamarind

C16: from Medieval Latin tamarindus, ultimately from Arabic tamr hindī Indian date, from tamr date + hindī Indian, from Hind India

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

MEANINGS

GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

tamarind

noun

QUIZZES

DO A DOUBLE TAKE ON THIS QUIZ ON CONTRONYMS

Meet Grammar Coach

Meet Grammar Coach

Origin of tamarind

Words nearby tamarind

Example sentences from the Web for tamarind

British Dictionary definitions for tamarind

noun

Word Origin for tamarind