namkeen

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/nəmˈkin/

noun

Any savoury snack eaten between meals.

OriginHindi नमकीन →
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Meanings

nounnamkeen (plural namkeens)

plural namkeens · alternative namkin

  1. IndiaAny savoury snack eaten between meals.

Origin

  1. Hindiनमकीन“salty”
  2. Englishnamkeen

Borrowed from Hindi नमकीन (namkīn, “salty”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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