sevai

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noun

A kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar, popular in Northern India.

OriginHindi सेवँई →
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Meanings

nounsevai (countable and uncountable, plural sevais)

plural sevais

  1. countableuncountableA kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar, popular in Northern India.

Origin

  1. Hindiसेवँई
  2. Englishsevai

Borrowed from Hindi सेवँई (sevãī).

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Translations

Hindi सेवँई
  • सेवँई (sevãī)sweet Indian dessert
Urdu سیوئیں
  • سیوئیں (syoẽ)sweet Indian dessert

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Eavissieva
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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