tamara

¹

[ tuh-mahr-uh ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

1. a powdered mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander, aniseed, and fennel seed.

Tamara

²

[ tam-er-uh, tuh-mar-uh, -mahr-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamara¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Before long, he had booked roles as a Greek god in “Clash of the Titans,” a thug in Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” and lovestruck farmer Andy in Stephen Frears’ “Tamara Drewe.”

From Los Angeles Times

As reported by Tamara Chuang of the “Colorado Sun,” if the merger moves forward, Albertsons would no longer exist in the state.

From Salon

Tamara, who worked in the chairman's office in the 1990s, told the BBC: "Mohamed had this sort of modus operandi every day. He would call one senior assistant and ask which girls were working that day and then one of us would be summoned to his office."

From BBC

Tamara said that, in reality, "you would be alone in that office, and it would be his opportunity to grope you, molest you".

From BBC

Other notable executive office departures include the resignation in May of Jeff Merriman, who ran the Cannabis Control agency’s compliance division; chief general counsel Matthew Lee, who moved to the governor’s office; and chief deputy for legal affairs Tamara Colson.

From Los Angeles Times