tamasha

[ tuh-mah-shuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

tamasha

/ təˈmɑːʃə /

Origin of tamasha¹

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

Origin of tamasha¹

C17: via Urdu from Arabic: a stroll, saunter

UPDATE, Dec. 18, 2011: In Urdu and Hindi, languages of India and Pakistan, the word for "drama" is "tamasha."

We don't quite call folks "tamasha" queens, but the Veena Malik disappearing "tamasha" is over for at least the moment.

But to a stranger the snake-charmer himself is a better tamasha than anything he can show.

Some of the jailers went last night to the tamasha at Chinsura.

After we've dined I'm going to show you some Indian tamasha.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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