The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chunam
Chunam \Chu*nam"\ (ch[=oo]*n[a^]m"), n. [Hind. ch[=u]n[=a], from
Skr. c[=u]r[.n]a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.]
Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India]
--Whitworth.
Wiktionary
chunam
n. A type of plaster used in India, made from shell-lime and sand.
Usage examples of "chunam".
The man led the way to a spacious hall, coated and floored with chunam, when Newton perceived the colonel, who presented rather a singular spectacle.