Etymology

sugee cake

Today it means: A soft cake made with semolina flour and a high concentration of egg yolks, part of Eurasian, Malay, and Chinese cuisine. Full definition →

Hindi सूजी ← Urdu سُوجی
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The story

  1. Urdu · borrowed fromسُوجی
  2. Hindi · derived fromसूजी
  3. English todaysugee cake

The first element is cognate with English suji, ultimately from Hindi सूजी / Urdu سُوجی (sūjī).

Words from the same roots

Hindiसूजी all →

suji

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.