sambar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sambar
1690–1700; < Hindi < Sanskrit śambara
Example Sentences
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Helping his brother-in-law film a documentary, Thapar watched as their subject stalked a herd of sambar deer in one of the many Ranthambore lakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
It is home to vulnerable species — leopards, sambar deer, dozens of types of butterflies — and consists of 27 tribal hamlets, or forest-dwelling communities, including her own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
My dosas are thin and crispy enough to rival any restaurant menu offering, and are ideal for little hands to dunk into coconut chutney or sambar.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
There are similar algorithms for a hearty bowl of dal or the soupier south-Indian version called sambar and gravies of various provenances.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2021
Two of them nearly ran over me once as I was squatting on a deer run waiting for sambar, which were being beaten out of a hill.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
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