sambalEtymologyBorrowed, either directly or via Afrikaans sambal, from Malay sambal, from Javanese ꦱꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦭ꧀ (sambel).sambal means A hot relish made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA hot relish made from chili peppers and other ingredients.A member of a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living primarily in the province of Zambales and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao and Anda.