tamasha

[ tuh-mah-shuh ]

noun
  1. (in the East Indies) a spectacle; entertainment.

Origin of tamasha

1
1680–90; <Urdu <Persian tamāshā a stroll <Arabic

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tamasha

/ (təˈmɑːʃə) /


noun
  1. (in India) a show; entertainment

Origin of tamasha

1
C17: via Urdu from Arabic: a stroll, saunter

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