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/Sounds like "tah" (as in "tar") + "mah" (as in "mark") + "REEN" (as in "reed") + "doh" (as in "door")/

Meaning

A tangy-sweet tropical fruit that in Mexico transforms into candy, popsicles, agua fresca, chamoy, and sauces of all kinds. Tamarind is an iconic Mexican flavor that shows up in half the candies that exist.

Examples

Tamarind candies with chile are addictive.

An agua de tamarindo to go with the tacos.

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Regional synonyms

To drive someone absolutely crazy or make them lose their patience completely. The phrase comes from "quicio," the hinge frame that keeps a door in place: when something pushes you out of your quicio, you are totally destabilized. Used across Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.