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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nihari

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
ni-hari
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South Asian stew of slow-cooked beef or lamb with bone marrow.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi निहारी (nihārī), नहारी (nahārī) / Urdu نَہَارِی (nahārī)), from Classical Persian نهاری (nahārī, “breakfast”), from Arabic نهار (nahār, “daytime, day”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: निहारी, نَہَارِی, نهاری, نهار

Usage

Questions

What does nihari mean?
A South Asian stew of slow-cooked beef or lamb with bone marrow.
Where does nihari come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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