Sambar Definition

sămbər, säm-
sambars
noun
sambars
A large Asian deer (Cervus unicolor) with coarse hair, a short, erectile mane, and three-pointed antlers.
Webster's New World

A food preparation common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of lentils (usually red gram, also called toor dal) and vegetables in a spicy tamarind and lentil flour soup base.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Cervus unicolor
  • sambur

Other Word Forms of Sambar

Noun

Singular:
sambar
Plural:
sambars

Origin of Sambar

  • Hindi sāmbar from Sanskrit śambaraḥ

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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