tamasha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi तमाशा (tamāśā).

Noun

tamasha (countable and uncountable, plural tamashas)

1. A visual art form from Maharashtra, India, involving singing and dancing.
   • c.1885, A.L.O.E. The Wondrous Sickle

     We had fine clothes, and feasting, and drum-beating, and fireworks let off in our village. It was a grand tamasha!

Anagrams

• Samatha, shamata

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Swahili

Noun

tamasha (needs class)

1. festival (celebration)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at festival. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see tamasha in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009