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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A spicy condiment used especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as sugar or coconut.

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  • noun South Africa relish

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Malay, from Tamil sambhar, from Prakrit saṃbhārei, he gathers, from Sanskrit saṃbhārayati, he causes to be brought together : sam, together; see Sanskrit + bharati, he carries, brings; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Afrikaans sambal, from Indonesian sambal, from Malay sambal, from Javanese sambel.

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