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shambars

shambars is the plural of shambar.

Meaning of shambar

Noun (1)

shambar (uncountable)

  1. A soup originating in Peru, made of wheat grains, fava beans, green peas, chickpeas and dry beans.
    • For the noon meal they serve the traditional shambar, a corn soup with pieces of potatoes, beans, and pigskin, spiced with a large number of condiments.1975, Robert Jerome Smith, The Art of the Festival, as Exemplified by the Fiesta to the Patroness of Otuzco, La Virgen de la Puerta, page 110

Noun (2)

shambar (plural shambars)

  1. A ceremonial veil worn in Palestine.
    • In Bethlehem, until the end of the nineteenth century, the embroidered shambar was worn on festive occasions, replacing the everyday terbia. […] The shambars of most other areas were not embroidered.1979, Yedida Kalfon Stillman, Palestinian Costume and Jewelry, page 66

Questions about shambars

What is shambars the plural of?
Shambars is the plural of shambar.

Words near shambars in the dictionary

  1. shamba boy
  2. shamba boys
  3. Shambala
  4. Shamballa
  5. shambar
  6. shambars
  7. shambas
  8. Shambaugh
  9. Shambaughs
  10. Shambhala
  11. Shambhavi

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