[ 'tʃʌmtʃə ]
■ noun Indian informal an obsequious person.
Origin
from Bengali and Hindi chamra , cham , lit. 'skin, hide' (perh. from the idea of an obsequious person staying very close to a superior).
[ 'tʃʌmtʃə ]
■ noun Indian informal an obsequious person.
Origin
from Bengali and Hindi chamra , cham , lit. 'skin, hide' (perh. from the idea of an obsequious person staying very close to a superior).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004