urad

/ʊˈɹʌd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

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noun

Indian usage; Uncountable

"A lasagne that feels like lasagne except made from mung and urad beans; the whole thing is then served – as if to remind you, again, of what it is not – with a thumb of cucumber."

Borrowed from Hindi उड़द (uṛad), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu

oord (alternative) oordh (alternative) oorud (alternative) udad (alternative) urd (alternative)

urad dal

black gram black lentil urad bean urd bean

Questions

How do you pronounce urad?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʊˈɹʌd/.

What does urad mean?

Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.

Where does urad come from?

Borrowed from Hindi उड़द (uṛad), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu

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