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sambar

American  
[sam-ber, sahm-] / ˈsæm bər, ˈsɑm- /
Or sambur,

noun

  1. a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.


sambar British  
/ ˈsæmbə /

noun

  1. a S Asian deer, Cervus unicolor, with three-tined antlers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sambar

1690–1700; < Hindi < Sanskrit śambara


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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

But she keeps at it, and not just for the subtle aromas of kaffir lime and anisey basil that the leaves impart on quintessential dishes like sambar and pachadi.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2022

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

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

The rusine or sambar group of Cervus, of which the characteristics are given above, comprises a considerable number of long-tailed species with three-tined antlers from the Indo-Malay countries and some parts of China.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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