sam·bal
| \ (ˈ)säm¦bäl \
plural -s
Definition of sambal
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
Sambal
noun (2)
Sam·bal
| \ " \
variants:
or less commonly Sambali \
sämˈbälē
\
or Zambal \
(ˈ)säm¦bäl
\
plural Sambal or Sambals also Sambali or Sambalis or Zambal or Zambals
Definition of Sambal (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Sambal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sambal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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