paneer

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/pəˈniːɹ//pæˈnɪə(r)//pɑːˈnɪə(r)/

noun

A soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

“The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.”

OriginHindustani ← Classical Persian پَنِیر →
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Meanings

nounpaneer (countable and uncountable, plural paneers)

plural paneers · alternative panir · alternative poneer · alternative ponir · alternative panner

  1. countableuncountableA soft, non-matured, Indian cheese.

    The spinach was mixed with paneer to make a satisfying meal.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianپَنِیر
  2. Hindustani
  3. Englishpaneer

Borrowed from Hindustani پَنِیر / पनीर (panīr), from Classical Persian پَنِیر (panīr). Sometimes pronounced as /pæˈnɪə(r)/, /pɑːˈnɪə(r)/ (pseudo-Gallicism).

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Translations

Arabic بَنِير
  • بَنِير (banīr)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Bengali পনীর
  • পনীর (ponir)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Chinese Mandarin 鄉村起士 /乡村起士, 坡尼爾 /坡尼尔
  • 鄉村起士 /乡村起士a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
  • 坡尼爾 /坡尼尔a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Czech panýr
  • panýra soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Finnish paneer-juusto
  • paneer-juustoa soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
French panir
  • panira soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Hindi पनीर
  • पनीर (panīr)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Japanese パニール
  • パニール (panīru)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Korean 파니르
  • 파니르 (panireu)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Polish panir
  • panira soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Punjabi ਪਨੀਰ
  • ਪਨੀਰ (panīr)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Russian пани́р
  • пани́р (panír)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Spanish queso indio
  • queso indioa soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Tamil பனீர்
  • பனீர் (paṉīr)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Turkish peynir
  • peynira soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Ukrainian пані́р
  • пані́р (panír)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese
Urdu پَنِیر
  • پَنِیر (panīr)a soft, non-matured, Indian cheese

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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