tamarind

Meanings

1. A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
2. The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
3. Other similar species:
4. Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
5. Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
6. A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
7. A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).

Etymology

From Late Middle English thamarynde, from Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, literally “Indian date”).