elaichi

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Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia/ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia[ɪ.läːj.t͡ʃiː]Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia/ɪ.lɑː.ɪ.t͡ʃiː/Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia[ɪ.läː.ɪ.t͡ʃiː]

noun

cardamom

OriginHindi इलायची ← Urdu اِلائِچی ← Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy →
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Meanings

nounelaichi (countable and uncountable, plural elaichis)

plural elaichis · alternative elachi · alternative ilaichi

  1. BangladeshIndiaNepalPakistanSouth Asiacountableuncountablecookingcardamom

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cardamomelachi

Origin

  1. Proto-South Dravidian*ēlVkkāy
  2. Urduاِلائِچی
  3. Hindiइलायची
  4. Englishelaichi

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi इलायची (ilāycī) / Urdu اِلائِچی (ilāicī)), from Middle Hindi, from Old Hindi, from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Prakrit, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Classical Persian هیل (hēl).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with elaichi

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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