tampala
[ tam-pal-uh ]
/ tæmˈpæl ə /
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noun
a branching tropical plant, Amaranthus tricolor, of the amaranth family, cultivated in Asia as a green vegetable.
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Origin of tampala
Perhaps <Sinhalese
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