imarti

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noun

An Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.

OriginHindi इमरती →
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Meanings

imarti1

nounimarti (plural imartis)

plural imartis

  1. IndiaAn Indian dessert made by deep-frying urad flour batter in a kind of pretzel which is then soaked in sugar syrup.

    […] fill a small basket of fresh, hot imartis.

    1994, Rāhī Māsūma Razā, Gillian Wright, The feuding families of village Gangauli
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    A sudden concentration on food followed. Uncle said, have an imarti, they're hot and good.

    1994, Manju Kak, First light in Colonelpura: short stories, page 33

Imarti2

nounImarti (plural Imartis)

plural Imartis

  1. cookingA sweet popular in India made of urad flour and sugar syrup, similar to jalebi.

Origin

  1. Hindiइमरती
  2. EnglishImarti

Borrowed from Hindi इमरती (imartī).

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