Home › Words › S › samphorsamphorsamphor means A type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, samphor ranks #16,781 of 42,806 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Khmer សំភោរ (sɑmphoo).nounA type of double-headed barrel drum used in Cambodia.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).