chhena

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noun

A fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.

OriginHindi छेना ← or ଛେନା ← Bengali ছেনা →
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Meanings

nounchhena (uncountable)

alternative chhana · alternative chenna

  1. uncountableA fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh.

    (His fortune cookies are made with a chocolate batter; chenna, an Indian cheese, is enhanced with sake, cherries, balsamic vinegar and orange-blossom water.)

    2007 June 3, Amanda Hesser, “Cooking”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Bengaliছেনা
  2. orଛେନା
  3. Hindiछेना
  4. Englishchhena

Borrowed from Hindi छेना (chenā), Odia ଛେନା (chenā) and/or Bengali ছেনা (chena).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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