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prasad

UK/pɹəˈsɑːd/

noun

What it means

  1. HinduismuncountableFood used as a religious offering.First known use 18th c.

    I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116

In a sentence

I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116

Where it comes from

  1. Hindiप्रसाद
  2. Englishprasad

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

First known use: 18th c.

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