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cham

Pronunciation: /kæm/

The English word “cham” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

verb

  1. To chew.

contraction

  1. I am

Etymology

From French cham, from Ottoman Turkish خان (han) (see there for more).

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