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tamasha

(təˈmɑːʃə)
n
(in India) a show; entertainment
[C17: via Urdu from Arabic: a stroll, saunter]
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ta•ma•sha

(təˈmɑ ʃə)

n., pl. -shas. (in S Asia)
1. a spectacle.
2. commotion.
[1680–90; < Urdu < Persian tamāshā a stroll < Arabic]
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