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keema

/kiːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
keema
IPA
/kiːmə/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Urdu قیمہ, from Persian قیمه (qime), from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma), whence Turkish kıyma. Doublet of gheimeh, an Iranian meat stew.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: قیمہ, قیمه

Usage

Inflected Forms

keemas (plural) kheema (alternative) qeema (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce keema?
The recorded pronunciation is /kiːmə/.
What does keema mean?
Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan.
Where does keema come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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