barfi

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noun

An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with fruit and spices.

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Meanings

nounbarfi (plural barfis)

plural barfis · alternative borfee · alternative burfee · alternative burfi

  1. An Indian dessert made from sweetened, condensed milk flavoured with fruit and spices.
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    Mr. Alam and his staff often insist that visitors enjoy a free treat like chocolate barfi, condensed milk mixed with chocolate, or jalebis, deep fried rice flour coated in a sugary syrup, while they shop. “I want my customers to feel welcome and offering mithai is a way to show hospitality,” Mr. Alam said.

    2018 January 17, Shivani Vora, “A Go-To Grocery for Indian Cooks”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishbarfi

Borrowed from Hindustani برفی / बर्फ़ी (barfī).

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Translations

Hindi बर्फ़ी, बर्फी
  • बर्फ़ी (barfī)an Indian dessert
  • बर्फी (barphī)an Indian dessert
  • बरफ़ी (barfī)an Indian dessert
  • बरफी (barphī)an Indian dessert
Korean 바르피
  • 바르피 (bareupi)an Indian dessert
Russian барфи́
  • барфи́ (barfí)an Indian dessert
Tamil பர்ப்பி
  • பர்ப்பி (parppi)an Indian dessert
Urdu برفی
  • برفی (barfī)an Indian dessert
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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