besan

B3E1S1A1N1
/ˈbeɪsən/

noun

Gram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.

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Meanings

nounbesan (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGram flour, as used in Indian and Burmese cuisine.

Origin

  1. Tamil[Term?]
  2. Englishbesan

From Tamil [Term?]. Compare Hindi बेसन (besan).

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Translations

Bengali বেসন
  • বেসন (beśon)gram flour
Chinese Mandarin 鷹嘴豆粉 /鹰嘴豆粉
  • 鷹嘴豆粉 /鹰嘴豆粉 (yīngzuǐdòufěn)gram flour
Finnish gram-jauho, kikhernejauho
  • gram-jauhogram flour
  • kikhernejauhogram flour
Hindi बेसन
  • बेसन (besan)gram flour
Punjabi ਬੇਸਨ
  • ਬੇਸਨ (besan)gram flour

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with besan

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Sounds the same

basin

Anagrams

beansbasen
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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