One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

A surname from Hungarian.

One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Toledo.

An exclamation of surprise.

(US, informal) A physically attractive person. / (US, informal) A comical person or thing.

Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet filling) then steamed in corn husks.

(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica. / (cooking) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.

A female given name from Hebrew, regularly used in English since the mid-twentieth century.

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.

Alternative form of tamale (Mexican food dish).