a traditional curved dagger from Oman, carried in a metal sheath
khanjar in American English
(ˈkɑːndʒɑːr)
noun
a curved dagger of Islamic countries
Word origin
[1675–85; earlier canjare, canjer (‹ Turk hançer) ‹ Pers khanjar]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: explorer, mouthpiece, muscular, retouch, upstream