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tamarinde

tamarinde is the obsolete spelling of tamarind.

Meaning of tamarind

Noun

tamarind (countable and uncountable, plural tamarinds)

  1. A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
  2. The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
    • Currently, the Palestinian territories are being featured, and the menu boasts treats like maftoul (a garlicky chicken and couscous dish) and tamar Hindi (chilled tamarind juice with rose water).2015 April 30, Jordan Bissell, “10 wacky U.S. restaurants”, in CNN
  3. Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
  4. Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
  5. A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
  6. A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).

Forms of tamarinde

pluraltamarindes

Questions about tamarinde

What is tamarinde the obsolete spelling of?
Tamarinde is the obsolete spelling of tamarind.

Words near tamarinde in the dictionary

  1. tamarind
  2. tamarind fish
  3. tamarind plum
  4. tamarind plums
  5. tamarindade
  6. tamarinde
  7. tamarindes
  8. tamarinds
  9. tamarins
  10. tamaris
  11. tamarisk

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