tamarind

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, literally “Indian date”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæməɹɪnd/ === Noun === tamarind (countable and uncountable, plural tamarinds) (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.). A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tamarind on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tamarindus indica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Tamarindus indica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Swedish == === Noun === tamarind c (botany) tamarind (cooking) tamarind ==== Declension ==== === References === “tamarind”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tamarind”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tamarind”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)