Etymology

sheer khurma

Today it means: A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid. Full definition →

Persian شیرخرما
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The story

  1. Persian · borrowed fromشیرخرما
  2. English todaysheer khurma

Ultimately from Persian شیرخرما from شیر (šīr or šir, “milk”) + خرما (xormâ or xurmâ, “date (fruit)”)

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