tamarindo
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tamarindo, from Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).
Central Nahuatl
Italian
Etymology
From Old French tamarinde, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy).
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tamarinho, tambarino, tamarina
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)
Related terms
Further reading
- “tamarindo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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