dhokla

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noun

A food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming, and typically eaten in India.

OriginGujarati ઢોકળું →
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Meanings

noundhokla (countable and uncountable, plural dhoklas)

plural dhoklas

  1. countableuncountableA food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming, and typically eaten in India.

Origin

  1. Gujaratiઢોકળું
  2. Englishdhokla

From Gujarati ઢોકળું (ḍhokaḷũ).

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Translations

Arabic دوكلا
  • دوكلا (dūklā)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 多克拉
  • 多克拉 (duō-kè-lā)Translations
Hindi ढोकला
  • ढोकला (ḍhoklā)Translations
Japanese ドクラ
  • ドクラ (dokura)Translations
Punjabi ਢੋਕਲਾ
  • ਢੋਕਲਾ (ḍhoklā)Translations
Tamil தோக்ளா
  • தோக்ளா (tōkḷā)Translations
Urdu ڈھوکلا
  • ڈھوکلا (ḍhoklā)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dholak
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APA

dhokla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhokla

MLA

“dhokla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhokla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhokla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhokla.

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