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Webster 1913 Edition

Tamarind

Tam′a-rind

,
Noun.
[It.
tamarindo
, or Sp.
tamarindo
, or Pg.
tamarindo
,
tamarinho
, from Ar.
tamarhindī
, literally, Indian date;
tamar
a dried date +
Hind
India: cf. F.
tamarin
. Cf.
Hindu
.]
(Bot.)
1.
A leguminous tree (
Tamarindus Indica
) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated.
2.
One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink.
Tamarind fish
,
a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit.
–
Velvet tamarind
.
(a)
A West African leguminous tree (
Codarium acutifolium
).
(b)
One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone.
–
Wild tamarind
(Bot.)
,
a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the
Lysiloma latisiliqua
of Southern Florida, and the
Pithecolobium filicifolium
of the West Indies.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tamarind

TAM'ARIND

,
Noun.
A tree, a native of the East Indies, and of Arabia and Egypt. It is cultivated in both the Indies for the sake of its shade and for its cooling, grateful acid fruit, the pulp of which, mixed with boiled sugar, is imported into northern countries. The stem of the tree is lofty, large, and crowned with wide spreading branches; the flowers are in simple clusters, terminating the short lateral branches.

Definition 2024

tamarind

tamarind

English

Tamarind tree with unripened fruits
A bowl of Penang asam laksa, a noodle dish of Peranakan origin flavoured with asam or tamarind

Noun

tamarind ‎(countable and uncountable, plural tamarinds)

  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:
    1. Gypsophila tubulosa (syn. Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
    2. Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
    3. A velvet tamarind (species of Dialium).
  4. A dark brown colour, like that of a tamarind.
    tamarind colour:    

Translations

Etymology

Late Middle English, Old French tamarinde, from Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ ‎(tamr hindiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæməɹɪnd/

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