tempura

tempura meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Arabic

Forms of tempura

Origin of tempura

Borrowed from Japanese 天(てん)麩(ぷ)羅(ら) (tenpura), from Portuguese, ultimately from Latin. Different dictionaries link two different original terms: * Portuguese tempero (“seasoning”) or tempera (“he/she/it seasons; season!”), third-person present singular or imperative tense of temperar (“to season, to temper”), from Latin temperare (“to mix, to temper”). * Portuguese têmpora (“Ember days”), from Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”). When Portuguese explorers (mostly Jesuit missionaries) arrived in Japan, they abstained from eating beef, pork, and poultry during the Ember days, a Catholic series of holidays. Instead, they ate fried vegetables and fish. This was the first contact of the Japanese with fried food, and since then they began associating the Portuguese word têmpora (which they pronounced tenpura) with such food.

Words that rhyme with tempura

• caesura
• Jura
• angostura
• bravura
• coloratura
• mura
• pleura
• acciaccatura
• appoggiatura
• cesura
• crura
• datura

Questions about tempura

What does tempura mean?

Tempura means a Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.

What is tempura in Hindi?

Tempura in Hindi is तेंपुरा (teṅpurā). See Tempura meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is tempura?

Tempura is a noun.

How do you pronounce tempura?

Tempura is pronounced /ˈtɛmpʊɹə/ (UK).

What is the plural of tempura?

The plural of tempura is tempuras.