bhaji

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/ˈbɑːd͡ʒi//ˈbɑːʒi/India/ˈbʱɑːd͡ʒi/

noun

Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.

“onion bhaji”

OriginHindi भाजी →
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Meanings

nounbhaji (plural bhajis or bhajia)

plural bhajis · plural bhajia

  1. Any of various Indian dishes of fried vegetables.

    onion bhaji

    1 more example

    Nor was I ever able to treat myself to the national drunkard's delight that is the ‘munchy box’: a foot-square pizza carton crammed with onion rings, doner meat shavings, hunks of nan bread and nuggets of assorted bhaji, all served on a bed of Glasgow salad.

    2012, Tim Moore, You Are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Around Unloved Britain, Vintage, →ISBN, page 149

Origin

  1. Hindiभाजी“fried vegetables”
  2. Englishbhaji

Borrowed from Hindi भाजी (bhājī, “fried vegetables”).

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Translations

Hindi भाजी
  • भाजी (bhājī)Indian dish
Punjabi ਭਾਜੀ
  • ਭਾਜੀ (bhājī)Indian dish
Tamil பஜ்ஜி
  • பஜ்ஜி (pajji)Indian dish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hijabhajib
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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