chaunkA garnish made by frying mustard seed, asafoetida, and other whole spices in oil or ghee to release the flavours. Can be added to soups, curries, etc., at the end of cooking.
chaupalA village meeting-place, typically an open terrace covered for protection against the sun and rain; the village assembly itself.
chauparAn ancient Indian board game similar to pachisi, mentioned in Mahabharata.
chousinghaThe four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chowkatA decorative frame or sill on a door or window.
chowkiThe post of a watchman or policeman (chaukidar).
chowpaulA kind of open Indian litter whose support pole is curved in a wide arch over the bed.
chowryA flyflap or whisk originally made from the bushy tail of a yak.
chowtalA four-beat rhythmic pattern used in Hindustani classical music.
chuckmuckA steel attached to a pouch containing flint and tinder.
chukkerAny of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
chupchapSilently; without making noise or without speaking; quietly or uncomplainingly.
churelIn Hindu folklore, the ghost of a woman who died during childbirth, pregnancy; or a witch.
churrusA device used in India for drawing water from wells and discharging it into irrigation channels by means of pulley ropes and a large bag of hide.
cushoonThe equivalent of a regiment or brigade in Tippu Sultan's army.
dadagirigoondaism; gang rule; intimidating behavior.
dadnyAn advance paid to a craftsman, a weaver, etc. by a trader in the goods produced.
dak bungalowA posthouse of the old Indian postal service (dak), used as lodging by itinerant British officials and other travellers and as a make-shift courthouse in rural areas.
DaliganjA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
dalmothA savory snack (chaat) made with moth beans, popular in Nepal and the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
DhanterasThe first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India.
dharmsalaA charitable or religious house, especially a resthouse for travellers.
dhat syndromeA condition found in the cultures of the Indian subcontinent in which male patients report that they suffer from premature ejaculation or impotence and believe that they are passing semen in their urine.
doosraA type of ball, bowled by an off-spin bowler, that, unlike a normal off break, spins from leg to off for a right-handed batsman; the off-spinner's version of the googly.
dumdumA soft-nosed or hollow point bullet, or a lead bullet incised on the tip with a cross, which expands on impact to cause a greater than normal wound or impact site.
dumriAn Indian copper coin worth one eighth of a dam.