كَامَخٌ
Root: كمخ
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كَامَخٌ
, sometimes written and pronounced كَامِخٌ, but the former is better known, and more common, an arabicized word, from the Persian كَامَهْ, A kind of seasoning, or condiment, eaten with bread to render it pleasant, or savoury; [a thing used to give relish to food, or to quicken the appetite;] accord. to some, prepared with vinegar, and used to quicken the appetite; also called
مُرِّىٌّ: or it is a bad sort of
مُرِّىّ: pl. كَوَامِخُ, or كَوَامِيخُ.
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