jamoora means A performer who acts as a sidekick in the traditional folk theatre of India and Pakistan. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why “jamoora” is a great word
JAMOORA — [Noun] A performer who acts as a sidekick or comic assistant in the traditional folk theatre of India and Pakistan. Borrowed from Hindustani جمورا / जमूरा (jamūrā). Unlike the formalized vidushaka of classical Sanskrit drama or the principal madaari monkey-handler, the jamoora is the essential, adaptable foil of the folk stage. He is the conspiratorial whisperer at the hero’s elbow, the mock-stern rebuker of the audience's children, and the bearer of the drum and the tattered umbrella—a figure defined not by the spotlight, but by the warmth of proximity to it.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani جمورا / जमूरा (jamūrā).
noun
- A performer who acts as a sidekick in the traditional folk theatre of India and Pakistan.