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)
- (Amecameca) tamarind
Italian
Etymology
From Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).
Noun
tamarindo m (plural tamarindi)
- tamarind (tree)
- tamarind (fruit)
Anagrams
- adontarmi, armandoti, madrinato, mandatori, maritando, rimandato, rimondata
Japanese
Romanization
tamarindo
- Rōmaji transcription of タマリンド
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tamarinho
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.maˈɾĩ.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.maˈɾĩ.do/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐ.mɐˈɾĩ.du/
Noun
tamarindo m (plural tamarindos)
- tamarind (Tamarindus indica, a tropical tree)
- Synonyms: tamarindeiro, tamarindeira, tamarineiro, tamarinheiro
- tamarind (fruit of the tamarind tree)
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, “tamarind”, literally “Indian date”).
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
Related terms
- tamarisco
Further reading
- “tamarindo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014