zarda

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US/ˈzɑɹdə/UK/ˈzɑːdə/

noun

The flavoured tobacco used in paan.

OriginHindi ज़र्दा ← Urdu زردہ →
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Meanings

nounzarda (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe flavoured tobacco used in paan.

    Hookah samples collected from urban “hookah bars” from Bengaluru were found to contain nicotine content of 0.8 mg/g, while, in zarda, average nicotine was 20.35 mg/g.

    2015, Priyamvada Sharma, Pratima Murthy, Parul Shivhare, “Nicotine quantity and packaging disclosure in smoked and smokeless tobacco products in India”, in Indian Journal of Pharmacology, volume 47, →DOI
  2. uncountableA sweet South Asian dish of boiled rice with milk, sugar and spices.

Origin

  1. Urduزردہ
  2. Hindiज़र्दा
  3. Englishzarda

Hindi ज़र्दा (zardā); Urdu زردہ.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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