poonac

P3O1O1N1A1C3

noun

A kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.

Similar
coconut cakecopra cake
OriginSinhalese [script needed] ← Sanskrit पिण्याक →
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Meanings

nounpoonac (countable and uncountable, plural poonacs)

plural poonacs

  1. countableuncountableA kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.

    Synonyms: coconut cake, copra cake

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.

Similar
coconut cakecopra cake

Origin

  1. Sanskritपिण्याक
  2. Sinhalese[script needed]
  3. Englishpoonac

Sinhalese [script needed] (punakku) (compare Tamil புண்ணாக்கு (puṇṇākku)), from Sanskrit पिण्याक (piṇyāka).

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