sambar

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar), साँभर (sāmbhar), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, a kind of deer).

A buck sambar deer (1).

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Noun

sambar (plural sambars)

  1. (zoology) A Southeast Asian deer (Cervus unicolor).
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Etymology 2

From Tamil சாம்பார் (cāmpār), from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār)/सांबार (sāmbār, curry), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (together, one) + *bʰer- (to bear, carry) + *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of Anbar and ambar.

A bowl of sambar (2).

Noun

sambar (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A food preparation common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of vegetables and lentils (usually pigeon peas, also called toor dal) in a spicy tamarind and lentil flour soup base.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From samba + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ʁ)/ [sɐ̃ˈba(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ʁ)/ [sɐ̃ˈba(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈba(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈbaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐ̃ˈba.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: sam‧bar

Verb

sambar (first-person singular present sambo, first-person singular preterite sambei, past participle sambado)

  1. (intransitive) to samba
    • 1970, “Tá Chegando Fevereiro”, performed by Os Originais do Samba:
      Tá chegando o mês de fevereiro, / Acabou o meu dinheiro, / e já não sei como vou fazer / Para com ela ir brincar, / sem dinheiro pra gastar, / como vou sambar?
      February is coming / My money ran out, / and now I don't know what I'll do / To go out with her, / without money to spend, / How will I samba?

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