poha

P3O1H4A1

noun

Flattened rice.

OriginHindi पोहा →
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Meanings

poha1

nounpoha (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFlattened rice.
  2. uncountableAny Indian dish using flattened rice as a base.

    She brought fresh green chillies with her every day and cooked me poha for breakfast.

    2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 111

poha2

noun
  1. Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flattened rice

Origin

poha · noun

  1. Hindiपोहा
  2. Englishpoha

Borrowed from Hindi पोहा (pohā).

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poha · noun

  1. Hawaiianpohā
  2. Englishpoha

Borrowed from Hawaiian pohā

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pahoopah
Cite this entry
APA

poha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poha

MLA

“poha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poha.

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