tamarind
/ˈtæmərɪnd/noun
1
- mass noun sticky brown acidic pulp from the pod of a tree of the pea family, widely used as a flavouring in Asian cookery酸豆浆。
1.1
- count noun the pod from which this pulp is extracted酸豆。
2
- the tropical African tree which yields these pods, cultivated throughout the tropics and also grown as an ornamental and shade tree酸豆树。
2.1
- Tamarindus indica, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Tamarindus indica, 豆科。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic tamr hindī 'Indian date'.