A type of metal drinking vessel or cup, sometimes used in South Asian or Middle Eastern contexts.
From Hindi or Sanskrit origins, borrowed into English through colonial contact in India. The exact etymology is debated among language historians.
Colonial words like 'chambul' were often used only briefly in English before being replaced by more familiar terms—they're linguistic fossils showing which exotic objects fascinated English speakers at different historical moments.
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