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masoor dal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
ma-soor -dal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Split red or orange lentils.

Uncountable

noun

An Indian dish of such lentils cooked with onion, garlic, tomatoes and spices.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hindi मसूर दाल (masūr dāl); see masoor + dal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मसूर दाल

Usage

Inflected Forms

masoor daal (alternative) masoor dhal (alternative) masoor dahl (alternative)

Questions

What does masoor dal mean?
Split red or orange lentils.
Where does masoor dal come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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