Word of the Day:
tamarind
What It Means
A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
Tamarind in Context
“He began to crack tamarinds, pulling out the pod flesh, adding sugar and black pepper from his palms.”
Did You Know?
From Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, literally “Indian date”).
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