bakarkhani

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noun

A sweet biscuity flatbread originating in Old Dhaka.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounbakarkhani (countable and uncountable, plural bakarkhanis)

plural bakarkhanis · alternative uncommon baqarkhani

  1. countableuncountableA sweet biscuity flatbread originating in Old Dhaka.

Origin

  1. Bengaliবাকরখানি
  2. Englishbakarkhani

Borrowed from Bengali বাকরখানি (bakorkhani), which according to legend, is named after Mughal officer Mirza Agha Baqer.

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APA

bakarkhani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakarkhani

MLA

“bakarkhani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakarkhani. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bakarkhani,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bakarkhani.

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