prasad

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UK/pɹəˈsɑːd/

noun

Food used as a religious offering.

Less commonFirst used 18th c.Scrabble 9Word of the Day · Aug 30, 2022

Meanings

prasad1

nounprasad (uncountable)

alternative prasada · alternative prasadam

  1. HinduismuncountableFood used as a religious offering.First known use 18th c.

    I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116

Prasad2

proper nounPrasad (plural Prasads)

plural Prasads

  1. A surname.
    1 more example

    Sadhana and Sanjeev Prasad, who live in Haridwar, a city in northern Uttarakhand state, filed a petition this month seeking 50 million Indian rupees (about $643,000) in damages from their son, 35, and his wife, 31. […] According to the petition, the Prasads also bought a car for their son and daughter-in-law, and paid for their honeymoon.

    2022 May 17, Esha Mitra and Jessie Yeung, “Indian couple sue only son for not giving them grandchildren”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Hindiप्रसाद
  2. Englishprasad

Borrowed from Hindi प्रसाद (prasād).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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