khaman

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noun

An Indian food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to dhokla, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming.

OriginGujarati ખમણ →
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Meanings

nounkhaman (uncountable)
  1. IndiauncountableAn Indian food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to dhokla, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming.

Origin

  1. Gujaratiખમણ
  2. Englishkhaman

From Gujarati ખમણ (khamaṇ).

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Anagrams

Khanam
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