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tsampa

tsampa is the alternative spelling of tsamba.

Meaning of tsamba

Noun

tsamba (uncountable)

  1. A form of porridge made from roasted barley in Tibet.
    • They bear to the contemplative Lamas their modest offerings of butter, tea and tsamba, and receive in exchange benedictions and prayers for good pasturage and prosperous flocks.1928, Evariste Régis Huc, Joseph Gabet, Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China, 1844–1846, Psychology Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 115

Questions about tsampa

What is tsampa the alternative spelling of?
Tsampa is the alternative spelling of tsamba.

Words near tsampa in the dictionary

  1. Tsamkani
  2. Tsamkong
  3. tsamma
  4. tsammas
  5. Tsamosan
  6. tsampa
  7. tsampouna
  8. tsampounas
  9. tsampoy
  10. tsan
  11. Tsang

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