chebule

noun

che·​bule

kəˈb(y)ül

plural -s

: the dried astringent fruit of an East Indian tree (Terminalia chebula)

Word History

Etymology

French chébule, from Pashto halīla-ī-kābulī myrobalan from Kabul, from Kabul, city in Afghanistan

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