ambal

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noun

A type of curry made from pumpkin with tamarind

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounambal (plural ambals)

plural ambals

  1. A type of curry made from pumpkin with tamarind

Origin

From Sanskrit अम्ल (acidic, sour substance). Possibly From Non-Indo-European Substrate. See, For example, Bangla অম্বল, আমলকী (Phyllanthus emblica), আমরুল (Oxalis stricta).

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APA

ambal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambal

MLA

“ambal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambal.

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