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Where does “carambola” come from?

carambola (Spanish) comes from Malay karambal, from Marathi करंबळ, from Sanskrit कर्मार.

carambola (Spanish): star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...

Definitions

  1. star fruit; fluke; double whammy; act of killing...

Ancestry of “carambola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykarambal—
2Marathiकरंबळ—
3Sanskritकर्मार—

Words derived from “carambola”

  • carom
  • carrom
  • carambolage
  • carambole
  • caramboler
  • Karambolage
  • कैरम
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