khaja

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noun

A fried crispy, layered sweet pastry filled with fruits or soaked with sugar syrup, popular in northern India.

OriginHindi खाजा →
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Meanings

nounkhaja (countable and uncountable, plural khajas)

plural khajas

  1. countableuncountableA fried crispy, layered sweet pastry filled with fruits or soaked with sugar syrup, popular in northern India.

Origin

  1. Hindiखाजा
  2. Englishkhaja

Borrowed from Hindi खाजा (khājā).

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Translations

Hindi खाजा
  • खाजा (khājā)sweet Indian dessert
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