desi

comparative more desi · superlative most desi

1. alternativeAlternative form of Desi.

plural desis

1. alternativeAlternative form of Desi.
2. A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.

   These lighter coloured desis are now generally favoured by most markets as they look fresher, despite the majority of desis still ending up dehulled.

   2007, Shyam S. Yadav, Chickpea Breeding and Management, page 568

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   There are two types of chickpea, desi (small seeded, angular and coloured) and kabuli (large seeded, ram-shaped and beige coloured). No precise information is available about the division of the 11 million hectares under chickpea between desis and kabulis, but an approximation is that more than 85 per cent of the area is covered with the desis type and the rest with kabuli.

   1984, J.R. Witcombe, Genetic Resources and Their Exploitation

comparative more Desi · superlative most Desi · alternative desi

1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian.

plural Desis · alternative desi

1. A member of the South Asian diaspora.

   Desis from the United States have an accent; those from Canada, another.

   2011 August, Shagorika Easwar, "Hello ji!" (editor's column), Desi News (Canada), vol. 15, issue 8, p. 8

2. {chiefly | Uttarakhand | Himachal Pradesh} A member of the plain states in Northern India (like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar)

1. abbreviationacronymastronomyAcronym of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument.

   While combining data sets is tricky, and these are early results from DESI, the possible evidence that dark energy is not constant is the best news I have heard since cosmic acceleration was firmly established 20-plus years ago.

   2024 April 4, Dennis Overbye, quoting Michael Turner, “A Tantalizing ‘Hint’ That Astronomers Got Dark Energy All Wrong”, in Thew New York Times