khanjar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of khanjar
1675–85; earlier canjare, canjer (< Turkish hançer ) < Persian khanjar
Example Sentences
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In the girdle the khanjar is always seen.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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