tambrin

Jamaican Creole

Tambrin

Tambrin balls

Etymology

From English tamarind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtamˌbɹɪn/
• (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. […] ”