kamala

[ kuh-mey-luh, kam-uh-luh, kuhm- ]

noun

1. a powder from the capsules of an East Indian tree, Mallotus philippinensis, of the spurge family, used as a yellow dye and in medicine as an anthelmintic.

kamala

/ ˈkæmələ; kəˈmɑːlə /

noun

1. an East Indian euphorbiaceous tree, Mallotus philippinensis
2. a powder obtained from the seed capsules of this tree, used as a dye and formerly as a worm powder

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamala¹

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1810–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamala¹

C19: from Sanskrit, probably of Dravidian origin; compare Kanarese kōmale

Example Sentences

Pollster Nate Silver is calling on President Joe Biden to resign, saying that he should leave the "high-stakes" decisions of his final few months in office to Vice President Kamala Harris.

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According to the Cook Political Report, Trump has netted 76.8 million votes to Kamala Harris' 74.2 million votes.

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Carr told Fox News on Tuesday that he may obstruct the planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance because CBS refused to release the transcript of the Kamala Harris "60 Minutes" interview, a silly Trump conspiracy theory suggesting that they were covering for her.

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If they were present, Democrats might not have been able to confirm several of Biden's judges, with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., playing they typical roles as wild cards and Vice President Kamala Harris, who casts tie-breaking votes, on vacation in Hawaii.

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“I still think about the election all the time,” said the 60-year-old Bay Area resident, who wanted a Kamala Harris victory so badly that she flew to Pennsylvania and knocked on voters’ doors in the final days of the campaign.

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