Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chingri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chin-gri
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A subtly flavorful prawn dish, chingri macher curry, was prepared with an onion-ginger paste and the simplified Bengali garam masala, which contains cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, making for a light, mild spicing."

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does chingri mean?: prawns (in a Bangladeshi curry)
Where does chingri come from?: Borrowed from Bengali চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi).

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