tamarindo

== Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish tamarindo, from Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy). === Noun === tamarindo tamarind preserve tamarind candy == Central Nahuatl == === Noun === tamarindo (inanimate) (Calpan) tamarind == Italian == === Etymology === From Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy). === Noun === tamarindo m (plural tamarindi) tamarind (tree) tamarind (fruit) ==== Descendants ==== → German: Tamarinde → Danish: tamarinde → Dutch: tamarinde === Anagrams === adontarmi, armandoti, madrinato, mandatori, maritando, rimandato, rimondata == Japanese == === Romanization === tamarindo Rōmaji transcription of タマリンド == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tamarinho tambarino tambarina (Cape Verde) tamarina === Etymology === From Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩdu === Noun === tamarindo m (plural tamarindos) tamarind (Tamarindus indica, a tropical tree) Synonyms: tamarindeiro, tamarindeira, tamarineiro, tamarinheiro tamarind (fruit of the tamarind tree) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tamarindo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tamarindo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tamarindo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “tamarindo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, “tamarind”, literally “Indian date”). The "police officer" sense is in reference to the fact that Mexican transit police officers used to wear brown uniforms from the 1950s until the early 2000s === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tamaˈɾindo/ [t̪a.maˈɾĩn̪.d̪o] Rhymes: -indo Syllabification: ta‧ma‧rin‧do === Noun === tamarindo m (plural tamarindos) tamarind (tree) tamarind (fruit) a candy made of tamarind fruit (Mexico, slang, dated) An officer of the transit police ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “tamarindo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025