tamarindo

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) tamarind (tree)
2. (masculine) tamarind (fruit)
3. (masculine) a candy made of tamarind fruit
4. (Mexico, dated, masculine, slang) An officer of the transit police

Sinonieme

ladrón

Tamarindus indica

taray

pulparindo

Vertalings

tamarind

tamarinier

tamarin

tamarindo

tamarinde

Tamarinde

tamarindo

تمر هندي

demirhindi

Tamarindus Indica

vindaloo

Tamarindus indica

tamarindenbaum

تَمْر هِنْدِيّ

Gekoppel as

ta‧ma‧rin‧do

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tamaˈɾindo/

Etimologie (Engels)

Ultimately from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy, “tamarind”, literally “Indian date”). The "police officer" sense is in reference to the fact that Mexican transit police officers used to wear brown uniforms from the 1950s until the early 2000s