tamarind

tamarind
(INDIA)
   tree producing flat, beanlike pods which have become essential in Indian cooking; often made into a chutney as a dip for deep-fried snacks and the juice is used extensively in South Indian cooking
   ♦ This is the fruit pod of trees originally from Africa, now common in Asia, India, and the West Indies. The taste is bittersweet with citrus overtones. The pulp is very sticky and difficult to work with. Common forms s old are syrups and bricks of the pulp. It is used extensively in dishes of these regions as well as in candy and drinks. Within the West Indies it has the following of a wonderful and romantic story

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  • Tamarind — Tam a*rind, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[=i], literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.) 1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica})… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tamarind — TAMARÍND s.m. v. tamarin. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • tamarind — (n.) by c.1400, ultimately from Arabic tamr hindi, lit. date of India. First element cognate with Heb. tamar palm tree, date palm …   Etymology dictionary

  • tamarind — tamàrīnd m DEFINICIJA bot. stablo (Tamarindus indica) iz porodice rogača (Caesalpiniaceae), upotrebljava se za hranu ili kao laksativ, te u stolarstvu ETIMOLOGIJA srlat. tamarindus ← arap. tamr hindi: indijska datulja …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • tamarind — ► NOUN ▪ sticky brown acidic pulp from the pod of a tropical African tree, used as a flavouring in Asian cookery. ORIGIN Arabic, Indian date …   English terms dictionary

  • tamarind — [tam′ə rind] n. [Sp tamarindo < Ar tamr hindī, date of India] 1. a tropical leguminous tree (Tamarindus indica) of the caesalpinia family, with yellow flowers and brown pods with an acid pulp 2. its fruit, used in foods, beverages, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Tamarind — Taxobox name = Tamarind regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae tribus = Detarieae genus = Tamarindus species = T. indica binomial = Tamarindus indica… …   Wikipedia

  • tamarind — [[t]tæ̱mərɪnd[/t]] tamarinds N VAR A tamarind is a fruit which grows on a tropical evergreen tree which has pleasant smelling flowers. You can also refer to the tree on which this fruit grows as a tamarind …   English dictionary

  • tamarind — UK [ˈtæmərɪnd] / US noun Word forms tamarind : singular tamarind plural tamarinds a) [countable/uncountable] a small soft fruit with sticky brown skin b) [countable] the African tree on which it grows …   English dictionary

  • tamarind — indinis tamarindas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Tamarindus indica), paplitęs Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. Jis naudojamas maisto priedams… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • tamarind — /tam euh rind/, n. 1. the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food. 2. the tree itself. [1525 35; < ML tamarindus Ar tamr hindi lit …   Universalium

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