Meanings
nounpaanwallah (plural paanwallahs)
plural paanwallahs · alternative paanwala
- South AsiaSomeone who sells paan.
Shuffling his feet in the sand, head bowed low, Joseph stopped at the paanwallah for tea.
1994, Nurjehan Aziz, Her Mother's Ashes1 more example
She looked the exact image of Mother India on calendars Victor had seen in paanwala’s shops.
2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 97
Origin
From Hindi.
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paanwallah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paanwallah
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