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Transliteration of Bengali পোয়া পিঠা (pōẇa piṭha). Compare তেলের পিঠা (teler piṭha, “oil pie”), Odia ପୋଡ଼ ପିଠା (poṛa piṭhā).
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poa pitha
Today it means: A fried Bangladeshi delicacy made of all purpose and rice flour, water, jaggery, and salt. Full definition →