tsamba

English
A bowl of tsampa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/

Noun

tsamba (uncountable)

  1. A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.
    Coordinate term: gofio
    • 1928, Evariste Régis Huc, Joseph Gabet, Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844–1846, Psychology Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 115:
      They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea and tsamba, and receive in exchange benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks.

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Further reading

Chichewa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.ᵐba/

Noun

tsamba class 5 (plural masamba class 6)

  1. (botany) leaf
  2. leaf, page (of a book)
  3. (in the plural) greens, vegetables

Swazi

Verb

-tsámba

  1. to dance (by woman)

Inflection

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chamba (“fluke”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃamba/, [ˈt͡ʃam.bɐ]
  • Hyphenation: tsam‧ba

Noun

tsamba (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. fluke; pure chance

Derived terms
  • makatsamba
  • matsambahan
  • tsambahan
  • tsumamba

Further reading
  • “tsamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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