dhungar

D2H4U1N1G2A1R1

noun

A Rajput method of smoking food that uses ghee dripped onto a live coal.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noundhungar (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA Rajput method of smoking food that uses ghee dripped onto a live coal.

    There’s an Indian method called dhungar, which involves setting tiny bowls of smoldering charcoal within covered casseroles of cooked food.

    2007 January 24, Dana Bowen, “Smokers Welcome: Try This at Home”, in New York Times

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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