TAMARIND - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
Categories: Bean tree
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
Categories: Edible fruit
Synonyms
Tamarindus indica, Tamarindo, Tamarind tree, Tamarind
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "tamarind" comes from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ. It started in Medieval Latin tamarindus. Then it appeared in Old French tamarinde. Later, people used it in Middle English thamarynde.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.