tambrin

Jamaican Creole
Tambrin
Tambrin balls

Etymology

From English tamarind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtamˌbɹɪn/[1]
  • (regional) IPA(key): /ˈtamˌbɹan/, /ˈtamˌbɹɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tam‧brin

Noun

tambrin (plural tambrin dem, quantified tambrin)

  1. A tamarind.
    • 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 437:
      “TAMBRAN, TAMBRIN sb dial; the common folk pronunc of tamarind (through normal loss of -d, effect of vowel harmony changing i>a, and articulative intrusion of b after m). Tamarind. […] ”

References
  1. KHXOS, Tambrin (music video)
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