ledikeni

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noun

A fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.

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Lady Canning
OriginBengali লেডিকেনি →
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Meanings

nounledikeni (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.

    Synonyms: Lady Canning

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fried sweetmeat of West Bengal, made from chhena and flour and filled with sugar syrup.

Similar
Lady Canning

Origin

  1. Bengaliলেডিকেনি
  2. Englishledikeni

Bengali লেডিকেনি (leḍikeni), named after Lady Canning, the wife of Charles Canning, Governor-General of India from 1856-62.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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