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Definition of sambal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sambal

noun
 
/ˈsæmbæl/,
 
/ˈsæmbəl/,
 
/sæmˈbæl/
 
/ˈsæmbɑːl/,
 
/ˈsæmbəl/,
 
/sæmˈbɑːl/
 
South-East Asian English [ˌsɑmˈbɑl]
[uncountable, countable] (South-East Asian English)
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  1. (in south-east Asian cooking) a spicy sauce made with chillies
    • Each table had a small pot of sambal on it.
    • In Thai cuisine mint is used to counteract the heat of fiery sambals.
    Topics Foodc2
    Word OriginMalay.
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