Etymology

kulcha

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Today it means: A type of leavened bread from northern India, made with wheat flour and usually eaten with chole. Full definition →

Punjabi ਕੁਲਚਾ ← Classical Persian کلیچه
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromکلیچه
  2. Punjabi · borrowed fromਕੁਲਚਾ
  3. English todaykulcha

From Punjabi ਕੁਲਚਾ (kulcā), from Classical Persian کلیچه (kulīča), کلچه (kolča). Doublet of kulich.

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