Etymology

double ka meetha

Today it means: An Indian bread pudding made from fried bread slices soaked in hot milk with spices including saffron and cardamom. Full definition →

Hindi का मीठा
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The story

  1. Hindi · derived fromका मीठा“sweet”
  2. English todaydouble ka meetha

From double + Hindi का मीठा (kā mīṭhā, “sweet”). "Double" is said to refer to the type of bread ("double roti") that swells up to twice the size after baking.

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