shambar noun2 •A soup originating in Peru, made of wheat grains, fava beans, green peas, chickpeas and dry beans.For the noon meal they serve the traditional shambar, a corn soup with pieces of potatoes, beans, and pigskin, spiced with a large number of condiments. — 1975 •A ceremonial veil worn in Palestine.In Bethlehem, until the end of the nineteenth century, the embroidered shambar was worn on festive occasions, replacing the everyday terbia. […] The shambars of most other areas were not embroidered. — 1979 formsshambars