tamarindo

Definitions of tamarindo
  1. 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
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    type of:
    fruta
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
  2. 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
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