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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kulfi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
kul-fi
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling ice cream.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hindi क़ुल्फ़ी (qulfī)/Urdu قلفی (qulfī), from Classical Persian قفلی (quflī) from قفل (qufl), from Arabic قُفْل (qufl, “lock, bolt”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: क़ुल्फ़ी, قلفی, قفلی, قُفْل

Usage

Inflected Forms

kulfis (plural)

Questions

What does kulfi mean?
A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling ice cream.
Where does kulfi come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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