tsamba

noun

tsam·​ba

ˈtsämbə

variants or less commonly tsampa

-mpə

plural -s

: flour made from parched ground barley or wheat that is the chief cereal food in and near Tibet

Word History

Etymology

Tibetan tsampa

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