tamara
n. C / U C2 Proficiency US //təˈmɑɹə// tama·ra
n. a type of traditional Japanese floor mat made of woven straw. It is used in homes and for martial arts like judo.
n. a traditional Japanese floor covering constructed from a core of rice straw and a surface of woven soft rush. Often used as a unit of measurement for room size in Japanese architecture.
Of Slavic origin, mainly from Russian Тама́ра (Tamára), name of a 12th-century saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, cognate with English biblical Tamar, from Hebrew תמר (tāmār, “date palm”).
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the material or flooring style; countable when referring to individual mats.