tamara

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/təˈmɑɹə//təˈmæɹə//ˈtæməɹə//təˈmɛɹə/

noun

A condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon, cloves, coriander, etc.

OriginRussian Тама́ра ← Hebrew תמר →
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Meanings

tamara1

nountamara (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableA condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon, cloves, coriander, etc.

Tamara2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.

    Best Version Media shared a statement about the death of Tamara Durand, the wife of the executive chairman and founder, Dave Durand.

    2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Hebrewתמר“date palm”
  2. RussianТама́ра
  3. EnglishTamara

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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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 塔瑪拉 /塔玛拉
  • 塔瑪拉 /塔玛拉 (Tǎmǎlā)female given name
Esperanto Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name
French Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name
German Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name
Hebrew תמרה
  • תמרהfemale given name
Latvian Tamāra
  • Tamārafemale given name
Polish Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name
Portuguese Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name
Russian Тама́ра
  • Тама́ра (Tamára)female given name
Spanish Tamara
  • Tamarafemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tamara

SarahparaSaraClaraSaharataraLaramaraGuadalajarabarraDarabaraConnemarajarrahmarahsayonaracarbonaracapybaraDuntaraSanta Clara
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Anagrams

Mataratarama
Cite this entry
APA

tamara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamara

MLA

“tamara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tamara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamara.

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