Variant: also ham · mal
Pronunciation: h ə - ' mäl
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic ḥ amm ā l porter
Date: circa 1760
: a porter in countries of southwest Asia (as Turkey)
Variant: also ham · mal
Pronunciation: h ə - ' mäl
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic ḥ amm ā l porter
Date: circa 1760
: a porter in countries of southwest Asia (as Turkey)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012