Catchword for “chamcha”
Catchword: chamcha
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Chamcha Sycophant (lit. ‘spoon’).
Author:
William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
Date of Publication:
Dec. 1, 1994
Dec. 1, 1994
Page Number:
340
340
This cite belongs to a full entry for chamcha.
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