Meanings
tendu1
plural tendus
- balletA move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
tendu2
plural tendus
- Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.
More than 3 million workers are involved in the tendu leaf collection.
2004, Kaushik Basu, India's Emerging Economy, Penguin Random House LLC, →ISBN, page 3091 more example
[…]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die.
1866 January 29, W. McNeile, Best Means of Keeping Water Sweet when Stored in Tanks, page 12Synonyms: Coromandel ebony, East Indian ebony, kendu, temburini, tuniki
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDiospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.
Origin
tendu · noun
- Frenchtendu“stretched”
- Englishtendu
From French tendu (“stretched”).
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- Sanskritतिन्दुक
- Hindiतेंदू
- Englishtendu
Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).
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tendu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendu
“tendu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tendu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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