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khansama

khansama is the alternative form of khansamah.

Meaning of khansamah

Noun

khansamah (plural khansamahs)

  1. (East, India) A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.
    • An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]1866, Frederick F. Wyman, From Calcutta to the Snowy Range, page 330

Forms of khansama

pluralkhansamas

Questions about khansama

What is khansama the alternative form of?
Khansama is the alternative form of khansamah.

Words near khansama in the dictionary

  1. khanoum
  2. khanoums
  3. khanqah
  4. khanqahs
  5. khans
  6. khansama
  7. khansamah
  8. khansamahs
  9. khansaman
  10. khansamans
  11. khansamas

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