sambal

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sambal¹

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Borrowed, either directly or via Afrikaans sambal, from Malay sambal, from Javanese ꦱꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦭ꧀ (sambel).

noun sambals

  1. countable, uncountable A hot relish made from chili peppers and other ingredients.

Sambal²

noun Sambals · Sambal · Zambal

  1. A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living primarily in the province of Zambales and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao and Anda.

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"sambal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sambal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sambal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sambal

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"sambal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sambal.

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@misc{sambal_2026,
  title = {sambal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sambal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}