Definitions For Tami

Noun

TAMIS (plural es) A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth The cloth itself; tammy.

Coordinate terms

food mill chinois

Related terms

tammy

Alternative forms

tammy

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, tamis}}, from {{der, en, frm, tamis}}, from {{der, en, fro, tamis}}, from {{der, en, ML., tamisium}}, from {{der, en, frk, tamis}}, *tamusi, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *tamusį̄, t=sieve; strainer; sile}}. Cognate with {{cog, goh, zemis}} (dialectal {{cog, de, Zims}}), {{cog, nl, teems, t=sieve}}, {{cog, fy, teams}}, tiems, {{cog, nds-de, Teemse}}, Teems, {{cog, ang, temes}}, {{cog, ang, temesian, t=to sieve; sift}}. {{doublet, en, temse}}.