poa pitha

noun

A fried Bangladeshi delicacy made of all purpose and rice flour, water, jaggery, and salt.

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Meanings

nounpoa pitha (plural poa pithas)

plural poa pithas

  1. A fried Bangladeshi delicacy made of all purpose and rice flour, water, jaggery, and salt.

Origin

Transliteration of Bengali পোয়া পিঠা (pōẇa piṭha). Compare তেলের পিঠা (teler piṭha, “oil pie”), Odia ପୋଡ଼ ପିଠା (poṛa piṭhā).

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poa pitha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poa%20pitha

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“poa pitha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poa%20pitha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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