tamarind
IPA: tˈæmɝʌnd
noun
- (botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
- (cooking) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- Other similar species:
- Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
- Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
- A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
- (color) A dark brown colour, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).
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Examples of "tamarind" in Sentences
- The tamarind balls are quite tasty.
- I hope the tamarind balls are okay.
- The monks camped at a dead tamarind tree.
- It is also a producer of tamarind and coconuts.
- After you castrate the domesticated tamarind...
- It has no direct relationship with the true tamarind.
- The tamarind balances the spiciness of the red chillies.
- The wood is stuffed with sawdust and tamarind seed paste.
- This tamarind tree was uprooted during the cyclone of 1963.
- They are then garnished with yogurt, tamarind sauce and spices.