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maida

/mˈeɪdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
mai-da
IPA
/mˈeɪdə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Hindi मैदा (maidā), from Classical Persian مَیْدَه (mayda).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मैदा, مَیْدَه

Usage

Phrases

Maida Vale

Frequently Paired Words

Maida Vale

Homonyms

meda mayda

Rhymes With

ada grenada veda takeda cicada ikeda breda neda sepulveda reda meda reseda

Questions

How do you pronounce maida?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪdə/.
What does maida mean?
A finely milled, refined and bleached wheat flour, used in making Indian foods such as samosa, chakli and bhatoora.
Where does maida come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce maida

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