chota hazri

noun

A light breakfast.

OriginHindi छोटा हाज़िरी →
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Meanings

nounchota hazri (uncountable)

alternative chhota haziri

  1. IndiauncountableA light breakfast.

    ‘Sorry, my dear; take your time…Was your chota hazri all right?’

    1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, page 200

Origin

  1. Hindiछोटा हाज़िरी
  2. Englishchota hazri

Borrowed from Hindi छोटा हाज़िरी (choṭā hāzirī).

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