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samphor

samphor noun: a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia.

samphor: a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia
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Noun

samphor (plural samphors)

  1. A type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia.

Forms of samphor

pluralsamphors

Origin of samphor

Borrowed from Khmer សំភោរ (sɑmphoo).

Questions about samphor

What does samphor mean?
Samphor means a type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia.
What part of speech is samphor?
Samphor is a noun.
What is the plural of samphor?
The plural of samphor is samphors.

Words near samphor in the dictionary

  1. Sampford Courtenay
  2. Sampford Peverell
  3. Sampheling
  4. samphire
  5. samphires
  6. samphor
  7. sampi
  8. sampietrini
  9. sampietrino
  10. sampire
  11. sampires

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