dekchi

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noun

A round-bottomed cooking pot.

OriginBengali ডেকচি ← Persian دیگ →
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Meanings

noundekchi (plural dekchis)

plural dekchis

  1. BangladeshWest BengalA round-bottomed cooking pot.

Origin

  1. Persianدیگ“pot”
  2. Bengaliডেকচি
  3. Englishdekchi

Borrowed from Bengali ডেকচি (ḍekci), from a diminutive of Persian دیگ (dêg, “pot”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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