tamasha
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tamasha
1680–90; < Urdu < Persian tamāshā a stroll < Arabic
Example Sentences
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No ghostly batsmen, no nostalgia: this is cricket as spectacle: tamasha, as they say in India.
From Newsweek
Perhaps 'the Disruption' is a sort of religious tamasha.
From Penny Plain by Douglas, O.
"I am liking the big noise—the big tamasha," the young monarch explained in all gravity.
From The Great Amulet by Diver, Maud
The tamasha which the snake-charmer promises the sahib will include serpent dances, a fight between a cobra and a mungoose, the inevitable mango tree, and other tricks of juggling.
From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton
It is not yet in thy head—to determine when shall be tamasha.
From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington
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