khansamah

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies. East,India
    — An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]

词形变化

khansamahs plural kansama alternative kansamah alternative khansama alternative khansaman alternative

词源

Borrowed from Urdu خانسامان, from خان (xān, “master”) + سامان (sāmān, “household goods”).
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