- tamarind (n.)
[tamarind 词源字典]
- c. 1400, "fruit of the tamarind tree, used medicinally," ultimately from Arabic tamr hindi, literally "date of India," from hind "India." First element cognate with Hebrew tamar "palm tree, date palm." Of the tree itself, from 1610s.[tamarind etymology, tamarind origin, 英语词源]