sambar

English

A buck sambar deer (1).

A bowl of sambar (2).

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

sambar (countable and uncountable, plural sambars)

(countable, zoology) A Southeast Asian deer, Cervus unicolor.
(uncountable, 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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