pongal

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noun

A sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.

OriginTamil பொங்கல் →
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Meanings

pongal1

nounpongal (usually uncountable, plural pongals)

plural pongals · alternative pongali

  1. uncountableusuallyA sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.

Pongal2

proper noun
  1. A Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community, observed at the start of the month Tai (typically around January 14).

Origin

pongal · noun

  1. Tamilபொங்கல்
  2. Englishpongal

Borrowed from Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal, literally “boiling, bubbling up”). Doublet of Pongal.

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Pongal · proper noun

Transliteration of Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal). Doublet of pongal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PagnolPalonggalpon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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