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sambal
Definition of sambal
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: a condiment made typically of peppers, pickles, grated coconut, salt fish, or fish roe and eaten especially with curry and rice in and around Indonesia and Malaya
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Origin and Etymology of sambal
Malay
Sambal
Sambali
\sämˈbälē\ orZambal
\(ˈ)säm¦bäl\Definition of Sambal
Sambal
orSambals
alsoSambali
orSambalis
orZambal
orZambals
1a : a people of Zambales province, western Luzon, Philippines b : a member of such people
2 : the Austronesian language of the Sambal people
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Origin and Etymology of sambal
Tagalog Sambál, Sambali
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