Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vada pav

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: vada -pav
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Maharashtrian vegetarian fast food consisting of batata vada between two slices of bread.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi वडा पाव (vaḍā pāv).

Word Breakdown

Root: वडा पाव

Usage

Inflected Forms

vada pavs (plural)

Questions

What does vada pav mean?: A Maharashtrian vegetarian fast food consisting of batata vada between two slices of bread.
Where does vada pav come from?: Borrowed from Marathi वडा पाव (vaḍā pāv).

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