garam masala

noun

A mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.

OriginHindi गरम मसाला →
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Meanings

noungaram masala (countable and uncountable, plural garam masalas)

plural garam masalas

  1. countableuncountableA mixture of spices used in Indian dishes, such as coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and chillis.

Origin

  1. Hindiगरम मसाला
  2. Hindiगरम मसाला
  3. Englishgaram masala

Borrowed from Hindi गरम मसाला (garam masālā, “hot spice”).

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Translations

Bengali গরম মসলা
  • গরম মসলা (gorom mosla)culinary ingredient
Chinese Mandarin 葛拉姆馬薩拉 /葛拉姆马萨拉
  • 葛拉姆馬薩拉 /葛拉姆马萨拉 (gélāmǔ mǎsàlā)culinary ingredient
Czech garam masála
  • garam masálaculinary ingredient
Finnish garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
French garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
German Garam Masala
  • Garam Masalaculinary ingredient
Greek γκαράμ μασάλα
  • γκαράμ μασάλα (gkarám masála)culinary ingredient
Hindi गरम मसाला
  • गरम मसाला (garam masālā)culinary ingredient
Hungarian garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
Japanese ガラムマサラ
  • ガラムマサラculinary ingredient
Polish garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
Portuguese garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
Punjabi ਗਰਮ ਮਸਾਲਾ
  • ਗਰਮ ਮਸਾਲਾ (garam masālā)culinary ingredient
Russian гара́м масáла
  • гара́м масáла (garám masála)culinary ingredient
Swedish garam masala
  • garam masalaculinary ingredient
Urdu گرم مصالحہ
  • گرم مصالحہ (garm-masālha)culinary ingredient
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APA

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Chicago

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