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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

タマリンド

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ta.ma.rin.do

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tamarind/ˈtæm.ə.rɪnd/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"タマリンドはカレーやソースに酸味を加えます。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sticky, sour-sweet fruit pod of a tropical African tree, widely used in Asian and Latin American cuisines for flavoring.

    "She added a splash of tamarind paste to give the curry its characteristic tangy flavor."
  2. 2

    The large evergreen tropical tree that produces tamarind pods, featuring pinnate leaves and yellow-striped flowers.

    "A large tamarind tree provided much-needed shade in the center of the courtyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Arabic term 'tamr hindī', meaning literally 'date of India'. It entered Medieval Latin as 'tamarindus' during the trade expansion era, subsequently passing into various European languages before establishing itself in English.

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