jhinga

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noun

prawn

“We ordered a jhinga masala and some papadams.”

OriginHindi झींगा →
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Meanings

nounjhinga (uncountable)
  1. Indiauncountablecookingprawn

    We ordered a jhinga masala and some papadams.

Origin

  1. Hindiझींगा
  2. Englishjhinga

From Hindi झींगा (jhīṅgā).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Janghi
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jhinga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jhinga

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“jhinga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jhinga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jhinga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jhinga.

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