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单词 khansama
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khansama

/ˈkɑːnsəˌmɑː /
noun Indian
A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.The Census of 1876 lists a wide range of domestic servants such as khansamas or butlers, cooks, gardeners, barbers, water-carriers, and others, who resided mostly outside the city limits....
  • But every British household had a khansama who learnt to fashion, out of local ingredients, the porridges, pies and pastries that were now required.
  • She likes to go to the kitchen and help the khansama with his work.

Origin

From Urdu and Persian ḵānsāmān, from ḵān 'master' + sāmān 'household goods'.

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