/sahm"bahl/ , n.
a condiment or side dish of Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern India, made with any of various ingredients, as vegetables, fish, or coconut, usually seasoned with chili peppers and spices and served with rice and curries.
[ campal kind of relish, condiment, akin to camparam ingredients for curry, Telugu sambharam preparation of spices for seasoning, Marathi sãbhar seasoning for dal, all ult. reflecting Prakrit sambharei (he) garnishes, Skt sambharayati (he) causes to be brought together, deriv. with sam- SYN- and bhr- to BEAR 1 ]