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piyaju

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
piya-ju
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fritter originating from Bangladesh that consists of lentils, onions, chilis, and spices and is then deep-fried. It is especially eaten during the holy month of Ramadan for iftar.

Etymology

From Bengali পিয়াজু (piẏaju), roughly translating to "spicy onion fritter".

Word Breakdown

  • Root: পিয়াজু

Inflected Forms

piyajus (plural)

Questions

What does piyaju mean?
A fritter originating from Bangladesh that consists of lentils, onions, chilis, and spices and is then deep-fried. It is especially eaten during the holy month of Ramadan for iftar.
Where does piyaju come from?
From Bengali পিয়াজু (piẏaju), roughly translating to "spicy onion fritter".

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