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tamarind
[ tam-uh-rind ]
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.
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 History and Origins
Origin of tamarind1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tamarind1
Example Sentences
In a small food processor, combine the peanut butter, kecap manis, tamarind paste, salt and cooked chiles and garlic.
First I’ll sprout them and then simmer them with turmeric and tamarind for mooga mole randayi curry.
It is served atop tamarind butter sauce and topped with grilled pineapple salsa.
Place the tamarind glaze in a squeeze bottle and drizzle decoratively over the top of the chop.
The garden afforded me more pleasure than the monuments—especially on account of the enormous tamarind-trees.
During the boiling the buri must be tightly covered with tamarind leaves and not be allowed to project from the water.
He was sitting beneath the shade of his favourite resort, the tamarind-tree, when he made this resolve.
The tamarind consists of a brown-shelled pod that contains a brown acid pulp and from three to ten seeds.
At a little hole-in-the-wall stand on Virtudes Street he bought a glass of mouth-puckering tamarind juice.
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