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chebule

noun che·bule \ kəˈb(y)ül \

Definition of chebule

plural -s
: the dried astringent fruit of an East Indian tree (Terminalia chebula)

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Origin and Etymology of chebule

French chébule, from Pashto halīla-ī-kābulī myrobalan from Kabul, from Kabul, city in Afghanistan

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