khansamah

noun

khan·​sa·​mah

variants or khansama

¦känsə¦mä,

känˈsämə

plural -s

: a male servant in India:

a

: house steward

b

: butler

c

: cook

Word History

Etymology

Hindi khānsāmān, from Persian from khān lord + sāmān stores

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