"tsamba" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈ(t)sɑmbə/ Forms: tsampa [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|bo:རྩམ་པ|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tibetan", "term" : "རྩམ་པ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tsamba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="tsamba"> Borrowed from Tibetan རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tsamba (uncountable)
  1. A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: gofio Translations (porridge): 糌粑 (Chinese Mandarin), Tsampa [neuter] (German), ツァンパ (tsanpa) (Japanese), tsampa [feminine] (Polish), རྩམ་པ (rtsam pa) (Tibetan)

Alternative forms

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