Etymology

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Today it means: A condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon, cloves, coriander, etc. Full definition →

Russian Тама́ра ← Hebrew תמר
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromתמר“date palm”
  2. Russian · derived fromТама́ра
  3. English todayTamara

Of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára), name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”).

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