double ka meetha

noun

An Indian bread pudding made from fried bread slices soaked in hot milk with spices including saffron and cardamom.

Meanings

noundouble ka meetha (uncountable)
  1. IndiauncountableAn Indian bread pudding made from fried bread slices soaked in hot milk with spices including saffron and cardamom.

Origin

  1. Hindiका मीठा“sweet”
  2. Englishdouble ka meetha

From double + Hindi का मीठा (kā mīṭhā, “sweet”). "Double" is said to refer to the type of bread ("double roti") that swells up to twice the size after baking.

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double ka meetha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20ka%20meetha

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